Anu v. State Represented By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 12.11.2018

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH CRL.O.P.No.26079 of 2018 1.Anu @ Kalaiarasi, aged 42 years Wife of Saravanan 2.Abinaya, aged 25 years Daughter of Saravanan ... Petitioner/Accused 1&2 -vsState Rep. by The Inspector of Police, P.C.R.Cell, Puducherry.

(Crime No.02 of 2018) ... Respondent/Complainant.

Prayer: Criminal Original petition filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, praying to direct the learned 2nd Additional District & Sessions Judge, Puducherry (Special Court Designated under Scheduled Caste/Schedule Tribes Prevention of Atrocities Act) to accept the surrender of the petitioners and consequently consider their bail application on merits on the same day in Cr.No.02 of 2018 on the file of the respondent. For Petitioner : M/s.M.R.Thangavel For Respondent : Mr.Bharatha Chakravarthi Additional Public Prosecutor (Puducherry)

O R D E R

This petition has been filed seeking a direction, directing to the learned 2nd Additional District & Sessions Judge, Puducherry (Special Court Designated under Scheduled Caste/Schedule Tribes Prevention of Atrocities Act) to accept the surrender of the petitioners and consequently consider their bail application on merits on the same day in Cr.No.02 of 2018 on the file of the respondent.

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. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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 Special 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 of with the above directions.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS IX) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar kal To 1.The Iind Additional District and sessions Judge, Puducherry.

2. The Inspector of Police, P.C.R.Cell, Puducherry.

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1cc to Mr.C.Anbu, Advocate, S.R.No.76936 +1cc to Public Prosecutor, Puducherry, High Court,Madras CRL.O.P.No.26079 of 2018 GSP(13/11/2018) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/