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Selvaganesan @ Ganesan v. State Rep. By The Assistant Commissioner Of Police

2023-09-04Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 04.09.2023 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Selvaganesan @ Ganesan .. Petitioner

Versus

1. State Rep by its The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Pallikaranai Range, Kanathur, Chennai.

2. The Inspector of Police, Semmancherry Police Station, Chengalpattu District.

(Crime No.179 of 2023) .. Respondents Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the learned Principal Sessions Judge (Special Judge for SC/ST Act) of Kanchipuram District at Chengalpet to consider the petitioner's bail application on the same day on his surrender in Crime No.179 of 2023 pending investigation on the file of the respondent Police. For Petitioner : Mr.M.Machavatharan For Respondents : Mr.A.Damodaran, Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

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This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking to direct the learned Principal Sessions Judge (Special Judge for SC/ST Act) of Kanchipuram District at Chengalpet to consider the petitioner's bail application on the same day on his surrender in Crime No.179 of 2023 pending investigation 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 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 Sessions Judge (Special Judge for SC/ST Act) of Kanchipuram District at Chengalpet 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.

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Index : yes/no Speaking order/Non-speaking order : yes/no grs Note: Issue order copy on 05.09.2023.

To

1. The Principal Sessions Judge (Special Judge for SC/ST Act), Kanchipuram District, Chengalpet.

2. The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Pallikaranai Range, Kanathur, Chennai.

3. The Inspector of Police, Semmancherry Police Station, Chengalpattu District.

4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

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N.ANAND VENKATESH, J.

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