Madras High CourtCRL OP/15870/2020ordered

Rathinasamy v. State 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.15870 of 2020 Rathinasamy .. Petitioner Vs.

State by Inspector of Police, Sulthanpettai Police Station, Coimbatore District Crime No. 373 of 2020 .. Respondent PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. praying to direct the Special Judge for SC & ST cases/Principal District Judge, Coimbatore to accept the surrender and consider the bail petition to be filed by the petitioner on the same day on merits in connection with the case in Crime No.373 of 2020 pending investigation on the file of the respondent police.

For Petitioner : Mr.N.Ponraj 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/Principal District Judge, Coimbatore 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 concerned Court and the Special Public Prosecutor shall intimate it to the defacto complainant through the respondent police.

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

Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar nl To 1.The Special Judge for SC and ST cases/ Principal District Judge, Coimbatore.

2.The Inspector of Police, Sulthanpettai Police Station, Coimbatore District.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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