Madras High CourtCRL OP/28877/2018disposed of

Appukutty v. State Represented By

2018-12-11Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 11.12.2018

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH CRL.O.P.No.28877 of 2018

1. Appukutty

2. Ramesh

3. Kuppusamy

4. Balakrishnan ... Petitioners -vsState represented by The Inspector of Police, Sivagiri Police Station, Erode District.

Crime No.255 of 2018 ... Respondent Prayer: Criminal Original petition filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, seeking a direction, to direct the Learned District Sessions Judge, Erode to consider the petitioners bail application to be filed in Crime No.255 of 2018, on the file of the respondent police on the same day. For Petitioners: Mr.C.Ramkumar For Respondent : Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

This petition has been filed seeking a direction, to direct the Learned District Sessions Judge, Erode to consider the petitioners bail application to be filed in Crime No.255 of 2018, on the file of the respondent police 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 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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.

s/d- Assistant Registrar(CO) True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar ssr/rka To 1.The Inspector of Police, Sivagiri Police Station, Erode District.

2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

3. The District Sessions Judge Erode.

+1 CC to Mr.C.Ramkumar, Advocate sr 85741 CRL.O.P.No.28877 of 2018 GP(CO) SP(19/12/2018) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/