Madras High CourtCRL OP/17483/2021disposed of

Vengatesan v. State Rep By

2021-09-30Honourable Mr Justice M. Nirmal Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 30.09.2021

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR CRL.O.P.No.17483 of 2021 1.Vengatesan.

2.Narayanan.

...Petitioners/Accused 1&2

Versus

State Rep by The Inspector of Police Periyapalayam Police Station Tiruvallur District.

Crime No.472/2021.

...Respondent/Complainant

PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the Principal Sessions and District Court, Tiruvallur District to consider and pass the orders on the bail application on the very same day in the event of the petitioners surrendering before the Court and filing bail application in connection with Crime No.472 of 2021 on the file of the respondent police.

For Petitioners : Mr.C.Mohammed Aseef For Respondents :

Mr.A.Damodharan, Addl. Public Prosecutor.

ORDER

This petition has been filed seeking a direction, to direct the Principal Sessions and District Court, Tiruvallur District to accept the surrender of the petitioners and consider the petitioners' bail application on the same day in Crime No.472 of 2021 on the file of the respondent police.

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 Principal Sessions and District Court, Tiruvallur https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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(CS II) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar mpl To

1. The Principal Sessions and District Judge, The Principal Sessions and District Court, Tiruvallur.

2. The Inspector of Police Periyapalayam Police Station Tiruvallur District.

3. The Public Prosecutor(Crl side), High Court, Madras.

+1cc to Mr.G.Mohammed Aseef, Advocate, Sr.50712 CRL.O.P.No.17483 of 2021 SRA[co] NSK 01/10/2021 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/