Settu Ramalingam v. State Rep.By Its
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 23.09.2021
CORAM:
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR CRL.O.P.No.17308 of 2021 1.Settu Ramalingam 2.Iyyappan 3.Thiyagarajan 4.Pandidurai
...Petitioners / Accused 1,2,4 & 5
Versus
State represented by its Inspector of Police, Villupuram Taluk Police Station, Villupuram.
(Crime No.1213 of 2021)
...Respondent
PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, directing the learned Special Judge, for exclusive trial of cases registered under SC/ST (POA) Act, Villupuram to accept their surrender and consider their bail application on the same day with respect to Cr.No.1213 of 2021 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Villupuram Taluk Police Station, Villupuram/Respondent herein. For Petitioners :
Mr.B.Sanjay Balachandar For Respondent :
Mr.R.Vinoth Raja Government Advocate [Crl. Side]
O R D E R
This Criminal Original Petition is filed to direct the learned Special Judge, for exclusive trial of cases registered under SC/ST (POA) Act, Villupuram, to accept their surrender and consider their bail application on the same day with respect to Cr.No.1213 of 2021 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Villupuram Taluk Police Station, Villupuram/Respondent herein.
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 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/
learned Special Judge, for exclusive trial of cases registered under SC/ST (POA) Act, Villupuram, 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. It makes it clear that without going into the merits of this case, this Court is inclined to dispose the matter and it is for the trial Court to decide the case on its own merit.
3.This Criminal Original Petition is disposed of with the above directions.
Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CS-IV) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar ah To 1.The Special Judge, for exclusive trial of cases registered under SC/ST (POA) Act, Villupuram.
2.The Inspector of Police, Villupuram Taluk Police Station, Villupuram.
3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.
+1cc to Mr.B.Sanjay Balachandar, Advocate, S.R.No.48795 CRL.O.P.No.17308 of 2021 PVS(CO) RVM(23/09/2021) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/