Madras High CourtCRL OP/26705/2018disposed of

Saravanan v. The State Rep By

2018-11-16Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh2 pages

0IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 16.11.2018

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH CRL.O.P.No.26705 of 2018 Saravanan ... Petitioner -vsState rep. by The Inspector of Police, Anaikaranchattiram Police Station, Sirkali, Nagapattinam District.

(Crime No.369 of 2018) ... Respondent Prayer: Criminal Original petition filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, seeking a direction, directing to the learned Special Court for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act at Nagapattinam to consider his bail application on the same day on merits in accordance with law in the event of his surrender of the petitioner in connection with Crime No.369 of 2016 pending on the file of the respondent/police.

For Petitioner : Mr.A.Velmurugan For Respondent : Mr.C.Raghavan Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

This petition has been filed seeking a direction, directing to the learned Special Court for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act at Nagapattinam to consider his bail application on the same day on merits in accordance with law in the event of his surrender of the petitioner in connection with Crime No.369 of 2016 pending 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 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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.

s/d- Assistant Registrar(CO) True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar ub To 1.The Inspector of Police, Anaikaranchattiram Police Station, Sirkali, Nagapattinam District.

2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1 CC to Mr.A.Velmurugan, Advocate sr 78153 CRL.O.P.No.26705 of 2018 KAN(CO) SP(10/12/2018) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/