Madras High CourtCRL OP/14377/2021disposed of

Nagaraj v. State Rep By

2021-08-17Honourable Mr Justice M. Nirmal Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 17.08.2021

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR CRL.O.P.No.14377 of 2021

1. Nagaraj

2. Yuvaraju

3. Pradeep @ Parthasarathi

4. Nagaraj

5. Abi @ Abishek

6. Venkatajalapathi

7. Narayanasamy. ... Petitioners/Accused No.4 to 9

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State rep. by Inspector of Police, Berigai Police Station, Krishnagiri District. ... Respondent/Complainant PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct Learned Principal Sessions Judge, Krishnagiri, Krihangiri District to consider the petitioners' bail application on their surrender in Crime.No.100/2021 pending on the file of the Inspector of Police, Berigai Police Station, Krishnagiri District. For Petitioner : M/S M. Machavatharan For Respondent : Mr.A.Damodharan, Government Advocate (Crl.side)

ORDER

This petition has been filed seeking a direction, to direct the learned Principal Sessions Judge, Krishnagiri, Krishnagiri District, to accept the surrender of the petitioners and consider the petitioners bail application on the same day in Crime No.100 of 2021 on the file of the respondent police. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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 petitioners are directed to surrender before the trial Court within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order or after commencement of normal functioning of the Court, which ever is later and on such surrender, the learned Principal Sessions Judge, Krishnagiri, Krishnagiri District, shall deal with the matter on the same day on merits and in accordance with law, after issuing notice to the victims under Section 15-A (3) of the SC/ST Act.

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

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CO) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar mrp To

1. The Principal Sessions Judge, Krishnagiri, Krishnagiri District

2. Inspector of Police, Berigai Police Station, Krishnagiri District.

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1CC to Mr.M.Machavatharan, Advocate, Sr.No.41010 CRL.O.P.No.14377 of 2021 PMK (CO) K.RK. (03.09.2021) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/