Madras High CourtCRL OP/15860/2020ordered

G.Natarajan v. State Rep.By

2020-10-07Honourable Mr Justice R. Pongiappan2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED :07.10.2020

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R. PONGIAPPAN Crl.O.P.No.15860 of 2020 G.Natarajan .. Petitioner Vs.

State by Inspector of Police, Varanjaram Police Station, Villupuram District Crime No. 339 of 2020 .. Respondent PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. praying to direct the learned Special Court for Exclusive Trial if cases registered SC and ST (POA), Villipuram to accept the surrender of the petitioner and to consider the bail petition on the same day in Crime No.339 of 2020 on the file of the respondent police.

For Petitioner : Mr.T.Balachandran For Respondent : Mrs.M.Prabhavathi Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

In view of the amendments made in the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, this Court is of the view that the usual directions that were issued by this Court cannot be issued routinely in all cases. Therefore, the petitioner is directed to surrender before the Trial Court within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and on such surrender, the learned Special Judge for SC and ST cases, Villupuram shall deal and dispose the matter on the same day on merits and in accordance with law.

2. In due compliance of section 15-A of the SC/ST Act, the petitioner shall serve advance notice of surrender and bail two clear days before the intended date of surrender enclosing additional copies on the Special Public Prosecutor of the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

concerned Court and the Special Public Prosecutor shall intimate it to the defacto complainant through the respondent police.

3. This Criminal Original Petition is disposed of with the above directions.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar nl To 1.The Inspector of Police, Varanjaram Police Station, Villupuram District.

2.The Special Judge for SC/ST (POA) Act cases, Villupuram.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

Crl.O.P.No.15860 of 2020 SVI(CO) RMP(02/11/2020) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/