Madras High CourtCRL OP/27599/2018

A.Ramachandran v. The Inspector Of Police

2018-11-28Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 28.11.2018

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Crl.O.P.No.27599 of 2018 1.A.Ramachandran 2.V.Jai @ Jayakumar 3.E.Premkumar 4.C.Kalidass 5.Ranjith ... Petitioners Vs.

The Inspector of Police, Chengalpattu Taluk Police Station, Kancheepuram District ... Respondent PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C., to direct the Principal Sessions Judge (SC/ST Special Court), Chengalpet, to accept the surrender of the petitioners and consider their bail on the same day on merits, in Crime No.641 of 2018 pending on the file of the respondent. For Petitioners : Mr.J.Brezhnev For Respondent : Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the Principal Sessions Judge (SC/ST Special Court), Chengalpet, to accept the surrender of the petitioners and consider their bail on the same day on merits, in Crime No.641 of 2018 pending 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. 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 the Principal Sessions Judge (SC/ST Special Court), https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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 of with the above directions.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar rpl To 1.The Principal Sessions Judge(SC/ST) Special Court, Chengalpet.

2.The Inspector of Police, Chengalpattu Taluk Police Station, Kancheepuram District 3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1 cc to Mr.J.Brezhnev, Advocate Sr.No.81107 Crl.O.P.No.27599 of 2018 CSL/06.12.2018 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/