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Madras High CourtCRL OP/18626/2023disposed of

Vellingiri v. The State Rep.By

2023-08-16Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 16.08.2023 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH

1. Vellingiri

2. Chitra .. Petitioners

Versus

State represented by The Inspector of Police, Gudimangalam Police Station, Tiruppur District.

.. Respondent Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Tiruppur District to accept the surrender of the petitioner and consider the bail petition on the same day in Crime No.189 of 2023 on the file of the respondent Police.

For Petitioners : M/s.K.Vasanthanayagan For Respondent : Mr.A.Damodaran, Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Tiruppur district to 1/4

accept the surrender of the petitioners and consider the bail petition on the same day in Crime No.189 of 2023 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 and on such surrender, the learned Sessions Judge 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 off with the above directions.

16.08.2023 Index : yes/no Speaking order/Non-speaking order : yes/no grs Note: Issue order copy on 17.08.2023.

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To

1. The Principal District and Sessions Judge, Tiruppur district.

2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

3. The Inspector of Police, Gudimangalam Police Station, Tiruppur District.

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N.ANAND VENKATESH, J.

grs 16.08.2023 4/4