Madras High CourtCRL OP/18507/2019disposed of

Prabu v. The State Rep. 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.18507 of 2019 1.Prabhu 2.Ayyar @ Kavimurugan 3.Arul @ Arularasan 4.Sudhakar ... Petitioners/Accused 1, 2, 3 & 5 Vs.

The State rep. by, Inspector of Police, Perambur Police Station, Perambur, Nagapattinam Dt.

... Respondent/Complainant (Crime No.60/2019) Prayer: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, to direct the learned District Sessions Judge, Nagapattinam to accept the surrender of the petitioner herein and consider the Bail Petition concerned in Crime No.60 of 2019 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Perambur Police Station, Nagapattinam District on the same day itself. For Petitioners: Mr.C.T.Saravanan 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 District Sessions Judge, Nagapattinam to accept the surrender of the petitioners herein and consider the Bail Petition concerned in Crime No.60 of 2019 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Perambur Police Station, Nagapattinam District 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 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and on such surrender, the learned District Sessions Judge, Nagapattinam shall deal with https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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 To 1.The Inspector of Police, Perambur Police Station, Perambur, Nagapattinam District.

2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

Copy to:

The District Sessions Judge, Nagapattinam.

+1cc to Mr.C.T.Saravanan, Advocate sr.59099 Crl.O.P.No.18507 of 2019 mg(co) nr 15/07/2019 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/