Madras High CourtCRL OP/15335/2023disposed of

Revathi v. The Assistant Commissioner Of Police

2023-07-10Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 10.07.2023

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH 1.Revathi W/o.Raja 2.Geetha W/o.Vijaya Kumar

...Petitioners

Vs 1.The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Salem North, Salem City.

2.State represented by Inspector of Police, Fair Lands Police Station, Salem City.

Crime No.376 of 2023 3.Sambath S/o.Palanimurugan ... Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, praying to direct the learned Principal Sessions Judge, Salem, to consider the petitioners' bail application in Crime No.376 of 2023 pending on the file of respondent police and on the same day of his surrender.

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For Petitioners : Mr.L.Mouli For Respondents : Mr.A.Damodaran Additional Public Prosecutor *****

O R D E R

This petition has been filed seeking a direction to the learned Principal Sessions Judge, Salem, to accept the surrender of the petitioners herein concerned in Crime No.376 of 2023 on the file of second respondent and consider the 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 petitioners are directed to surrender before the trial Court within a period of two (2) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and on such surrender, the learned Principal Sessions Judge, Salem, 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.

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This Criminal Original Petition is disposed of with the above direction.

10.07.2023 Note to office:

Issue order copy by 11.07.2023 Index : Yes/No Speaking order:Yes/No gm To 1.The Principal Sessions Judge, Salem.

2.The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Salem North, Salem City.

3.The Inspector of Police, Fair Lands Police Station, Salem City.

Crime No.376 of 2023 4.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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N.ANAND VENKATESH, J gm 10.07.2023 4/4