Madras High CourtCRL OP/18384/2019disposed of

Mahendran v. State By

2019-07-12Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 12.07.2019

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P.No.18384 of 2019 Mahendran ... Petitioner Vs.

State by Inspector of Police, Kuthalam Police Station, Nagapattinam District.

... Respondent (Crime No.179 of 2019) Prayer: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, to direct the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge (PCR), Nagapattinam, Nagapattinam District to accept the surrender of the petitioner herein before him concerned in Crime No.179 of 2019 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Kuthalam Police Station, Nagapattinam District and consider his Bail Petition on the same day itself. For Petitioner : Mr.M.Kumaravel For Respondent : Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz, Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

This petition has been filed seeking a direction, to direct the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge (PCR), Nagapattinam, Nagapattinam District to accept the surrender of the petitioner herein before him concerned in Crime No.179 of 2019 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Kuthalam Police Station, Nagapattinam District and consider his Bail Petition on the same day itself.

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 Principal District and Sessions Judge (PCR), https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

Nagapattinam 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 vs/jas To 1.The Inspector of Police, Kuthalam Police Station, Nagapattinam District.

2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1cc to Mr.M.Kumaravel, Advocate SR.No.59847(17/07/2019) Crl.O.P.No.18384 of 2019 SSV(CO) GMY(15/07/2019) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/