Selvi, W/O.Sathaiah v. The Deputy Superintendent Of

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 30.04.2019

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE. N.SESHASAYEE Crl.O.P.[MD].No.6542 of 2019 1.Selvi 2.Ajith Kumar 3.Moorthi @ Krishnamoorthi 4.Vivek @ Hari Ram Vivek 5.Saran @ Saran Singh 6.Gopi @ Gopinath 7.Kandhan 8.Karuppasamy : Petitioners/Accused No.2 to 9 /Vs./ 1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Chatrakudi Police Station, Ramanathapuram District. [Crime No.45 of 2019] :1 and 2nd Respondents/ Complainant 3.Bharathi Raj : 3rd Respondent/Defacto Complainant PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to direct the learned Principal Sessions Judge cum PCR judge, Ramanathapuram, to consider the bail application of the petitioners in connection with the FIR in Crime No.45 of 2019 on the file of the 2nd respondent police on the very same date of their surrender and to dispose of the same on merits in accordance with law and consequently to release the petitioner on bail. For Petitioners : Mr.S.Jeyakarthik For R-1 and R-2 : Mr.V.Neelakandan Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This petition has been filed to direct the learned Principal Sessions Judge cum PCR judge, Ramanathapuram, to consider the bail application of the petitioners in connection with the FIR in Crime No.45 of 2019 on the file of the 2nd respondent police on the very same date of their surrender and to dispose of the same on merits in accordance with law and consequently to release the petitioner on bail.

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

this Court cannot be issued routinely in all cases. Therefore, the petitioners are directed to surrender before the trial Court within a period of ten days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and on such surrender, the learned Principal Sessions Judge cum PCR judge, Ramanathapuram, 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. However, the petitioners are directed to take private notice to the victims intimating the date of their surrender. Sd/- Assistant Registrar // True Copy // Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) To 1.The Principal Sessions Judge cum PCR judge, Ramanathapuram. 2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram District.

3.The Inspector of Police, Chatrakudi Police Station, Ramanathapuram District. 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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