Madras High CourtCRL OP/15788/2019ordered

Veerasekar v. State By

2019-06-20Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 20.06.2019

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P.No.15788 of 2019 1.Veerasekar 2.Ayyappan 3.Viswanathan 4.Padmanagan 5.Dhanasekaran 6.Siva ... Petitioners Vs.

State by Inspector of Police, TV Nallur Police Station, Villupuram, Villupuram District.

Crime No.(498 of 2015) ... Respondent Prayer: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, to direct the Learned Principal District Sessions Judge, Villupuram District to accept the surrender of the petitioners herein concerned in SPL.SC.No.12 of 2018 on the file of the Principal District and Sessions Judge (Special Court for SC/ST Act Cases), Villupuram District in Crime No.498 of 2015 on the file of Inspector of Police, TV Nallur Police Station, Villupuram District and consider the bail petition on the same day itself.

For Petitioners : Mr.K.Balu For Respondent : Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz, Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

This petition has been filed seeking a direction, directing to the Learned Principal District Sessions Judge, Villupuram District to accept the surrender of the petitioners herein concerned in SPL.SC.No.12 of 2018 on the file of the Principal District in Crime No.498 of 2015 on the file of Inspector of Police, TV Nallur Police Station, Villupuram District and consider the bail petition on the same day itself. 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 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 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 //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar jas/ub To

1. The Inspector of Police, TV Nallur Police Station, Villupuram, Villupuram District.

Crime No.(498 of 2015)

2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1 cc to Mr.K.Balu, Advocate, S.R.No.50536 Crl.O.P.No.15788 of 2019 PMI(CO) SSM(21/06/2019) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/