Madras High CourtCRL OP/14968/2019disposed of

Rajkumar v. State Represented By

2019-06-12Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 12.06.2019

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH CRL.O.P.No.14968 of 2019 Rajkumar ... Petitioner -vsState Represented By Inspector of Police, Kottur Police Station, Thiruvarur District.

[Crime No.97/2019] ... Respondent/Complainant Prayer: Criminal Original petition filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, seeking a direction, to direct the learned 1st Additional District Sessions Court (PCR) Judge, Thanjavur, to consider the bail petition preferred by the petitioner upon his surrender in Crime No.97 of 2019 on the file of the respondent police on the same day.

For Petitioner : Mr.D.Lakshmipathy For Respondent : Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

This petition has been filed seeking a direction, to direct the learned 1st Additional District Sessions Court (PCR) Judge, Thanjavur to consider the bail petition preferred by the petitioner upon his surrender in Crime No.97 of 2019 on the file of the respondent police on the same day.

2.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 shall deal with the matter on the same day https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

on merits and in accordance with law, after issuing notice to the victims under Section 15 (A) of the SC/ST Act.

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

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS IX) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The 1st Additional District Sessions Court (PCR) Judge, Thanjavur.

2.The Inspector of Police, Kottur Police Station, Thiruvarur District.

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1cc to Mr.D.Lakshmipathy, advocate sr.47802 CRL.O.P.No.14968 of 2019 bs(co) nr 13/06/2019 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/