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Madras High CourtCRL OP/28900/2023disposed of

Siranjeevi v. The State Represented By Its

2024-01-02Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 02.1.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Mr.Siranjeevi

...Petitioner

Vs.

1.The State rep.by its Deputy Superintendent of Police, Gingee, Villupuram District.

2.The State rep.by its Inspector of Police, Gingee Police Station, Villupuram District.

3.Mr.Thanasekar

...Respondents

Criminal Original Petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code praying to direct the learned Sessions Judge/ Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Villupuram to accept the surrender of the petitioner in connection with Crime No.824 of 2023 on the file of the second respondent and consider the bail 1/4

application on the same day.

For Petitioner :

Mr.Om Sai Ram For R1 & R2 :

Mr.A.Damodaran, APP

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking to direct the Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Villupuram to consider the bail application to be filed by the petitioner on the date of his surrender in Crime No.824 of 2023 on the file of the second 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 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 2/4

order and on such surrender, the learned Special Judge shall deal with the matter on the same day on merits and in accordance with law, after issuing notice to the victim under Section 15 (A) of the SC/ST Act.

3. This Criminal Original Petition is disposed of with the above directions.

02.1.2024 Note : Issue on 03.1.2024 Index : Yes/No Speaking Order : Yes/No To 1.The Sessions Court/Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases under the SC/ST (PoA) Act, Villupuram.

2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Gingee, Villupuram District.

3.The Inspector of Police, Gingee Police Station, Villupuram District.

4.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

ssr N.ANAND VENKATESH,J 3/4

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