Madras High CourtCRL OP/24920/2023ordered

Jayam v. State Rep.By Its,

2023-10-26Honourable Mrs Justice R. Kalaimathi4 pages

THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED :26.10.2023

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE R. KALAIMATHI 1.Jayam 2.Deepalakshmi ... Petitioners Vs.

1.State represented by The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Namakkal Town, Namakkal District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Namakkal Police Station, .

Namakkal District.

... Respondents Prayer: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, directing the learned Schedule Caste/Schedule Tribes, Special Court, Namakkal, Namakkal District to consider the petitioners bail application on their surrender in Cr.No.561 of 2023 pending investigation on the file of the Inspector of Police, Namakkal Police Station, Namakkal District.

For Petitioners : Mr.E.Kannadasan For Respondents : Mr.L.Baskaran, Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking a direction, directing the learned Schedule Caste/Schedule Tribes, Special Court, Namakkal, Namakkal District, to consider the bail application filed by the petitioners on the date of their surrender in Crime No.561 of 2023 on the file of the respondent on the same day.

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 Schedule Caste/Schedule Tribes, Special Court, Namakkal, Namakkal District 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.

26.10.2023 Index : Yes / No skr/vv

To 1.The Schedule Caste Tribes, Special Court, Namakkal, Namakkal District.

2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Namakkal Town, Namakkal District.

3.The Inspector of Police, Namakkal Police Station, Namakkal District.

4.The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Chennai.

R.KALAIMATHI, J.

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