Madras High CourtCRL OP/17536/2019disposed of

Kalaivanan v. State By

2019-07-04Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 04.07.2019

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P.No.17536 of 2019 1.Kalaivanan 2.Dinesh 3.Elangovan 4.Prasanth 5.Suresh 6.Karthik 7.Kalaiarasan 8.Suresh 9.Bala 10.Gobi 11.Deva

...Petitioners

Vs.

State by The Inspector of Police, Gingee Police Station, Villupuram District.

(Crime No.313 of 2019) ... Respondent Prayer: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, direction to the Learned Sessions Judge, Special Court for exclusive trial of cases registered under SC & ST Atrocities Act at Villupuram, Villupuram District to accept the surrender of the petitioners herein concerned in Crime No.313 of 2019 on the file of Inspector of Police, Gingee Police Station, Villupuram District and consider the bail petitioner on the same day itself.

For Petitioner : Mr.E.Elavarasan For Respondent : Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz, Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

This petition has been filed seeking a direction, direction to the Learned Sessions Judge, Special Court for exclusive trial of cases registered under SC & ST Atrocities Act at Villupuram, Villupuram District.

2.In view of the amendments made in the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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 II) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar jas/vs To 1.The Inspector of Police, Gingee Police Station, Villupuram District.

(Crime No.313 of 2019) 2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1cc to Mr.M.R.Elavarasan, Advocate, S.R.No.55865 Crl.O.P.No.17536 of 2019 MR(CO) RRS(05/07/2019) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/