Madras High CourtCRL OP/15618/2019disposed of

Naresh @ Tamizhselvan v. The Inspector Of Police

2019-06-19Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 19.06.2019

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P.No.15618 of 2019

1. Naresh @ Tamizhselvan

2. Dharani @ Tharani

3. Mathivanan

4. Balaraman

5. Vijayaraj

6. Mani @ Manikandan

7. Ajith @ Ajithkumar

8. Kumaresan

9. Subash

10. Prabu @ Prabakaran

11. Arjunan

12. Sekar

13. Krishnan

14. Prakash 15.Arunagiri

16. Annamalai

...Petitioners

Vs.

1. The Inspector of Police, Kilpennathur Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District.

2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Tiruvannamalai, Tiruvannamalai District. ...Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to direct the Hon'ble Principal District and Sessions Judge cum Special Judge for The Schedule Caste and The Schedule Tribes Prevention of Atrocities Act Cases, Tiruvannamalai to consider their petition for bail in Kilpennathur Police Station in Crime No.268 of 2019 pending investigation on the file of the second respondent on the date of their surrender.

For Petitioners : Dr.G.Krishnamurthy For Respondents : Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz Additional Public Prosecutor https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking a direction, directing the Learned Principal District and Sessions Judge cum Special Judge, SC & ST Cases, Tiruvannamalai District to consider the bail application filed by the petitioners on their surrender in Crime No.268 of 2019 on the file of the second respondent 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 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 and on such surrender, the learned Special Judge 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) of the SC/ST Act.

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

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CS-VI) //True Copy// msrm/rka Sub Assistant Registrar To

1. The Learned Principal District and Sessions Judge cum Special Judge Tiruvannamalai, Tiruvannamalai District

2. The Inspector of Police, Kilpennathur Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District.

3. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Tiruvannamalai, Tiruvannamalai District.

4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1 cc to Dr.G.Krishnamurthy, Advocate, S.R.No.49782 Crl.O.P.No.15618 of 2019 MP(CO) SSM(20/06/2019) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/