Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/1194/2018disposed of

Muruganantham v. The Deputy Superintendent Of

2018-01-25Honourable Mr Justice P. Rajamanickam2 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 25.01.2018

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.RAJAMANICKAM CRL.OP.(MD) No.1194 of 2018 1.Muruganantham 2.Manikandan 3.Azaar 4.Ramachandran ... Petitioners/Accused No.4-6 & 8 Vs.

1. The Deputy Superintendant of Police, Pudukkottai, Puddkkottai District.

2. The Inspector of Police, Vellanur Police Station, Puddkkottai District.

(Crime No.4 of 2018) ... 1st&2ndRespondents/Complainants 3.Solai Arjun ... 3rd Respondent/ De-facto Complainant PRAYER: Criminal Original petition filed under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, to direct the learned Principal District Judge (Special PCR Court), Pudukkottai District to consider their bail application filed by the petitioners on the same day of surrender in Crime No.4 of 2018, on the file of the respondent police.

For Petitioners : Mr.P.Ganapathi Subramanian For Respondents : Mr.Prabu Ramachandran Government Advocate (crl. Side) for R.1and R.2

ORDER

This petition has been filed to direct the learned Principal District Judge (Special PCR Court), Pudukkottai District to consider their bail application filed by the petitioners on the same day of surrender in Crime No.4 of 2018, on the file of the respondent police.

2.Heard, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and the learned Government Advocate (Crl.side) appearing for the State. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 3.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 Principal District Judge (Special PCR Court), Pudukkottai District, is directed to consider the bail petition filed by the petitioners in connection with Crime No.4 of 2018, on merits and in accordance with law, after issuing notice to the victims under Section 15 (A) of the SC/ST Act.

4. With the above direction, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CO) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To

1. The Principal District Judge, (Special PCR Court), Pudukkottai District.

2. The Deputy Superintendant of Police, Pudukkottai, Puddkkottai District.

3. The Inspector of Police, Vellanur Police Station, Puddkkottai District.

4. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

+ 1 CC TO Mr.P.GANAPATHI SUBRAMANIAN, ADVOCATE IN SR No. 44315 GSP TE/SV-MMS/SAR-1 : 02/02/2018 : 2P/6C CRL.OP.(MD) No.1194 of 2018 25.01.2018 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/