Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/5433/2018disposed of

Karthikeyan @ Karthick v. The Assistant Superintendent

2018-04-09Honourable Mr Justice D. Krishnakumar2 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 09.04.2018

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D.KRISHNAKUMAR Crl.O.P.(MD)No.5433 of 2018 1.Karthikeyan @ Karthick 2.Balasubramanian @ Sathish 3.Narayanakumar @ Kumar : Petitioners/Accused Rank not known -Vs1.The Assistant Superintendent of Police, Cheranmahadevi Division, Tirunelveli District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Mukkudai Police station, Tirunelveli District.

:Respondents / Complainants (Crime No.59/2018) 3.Vijayakumar :3rd Respondent /De facto complainant PRAYER: Petition is filed under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code to issue a direction, directing the learned IIAdditional District & Sessions Judge (PCR court), Tirunelveli to accept the surrender of the petitioners and consider their bail application on the same day on merits in relating to Crime No.59 of 2018 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Mukkudal Police Station, Tirunelveli District.

For Petitioners : Mr.S.R.A.Ramachandhran For R-1 and R-2 : Mr.K.K.Ramakrishnan Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

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 II-Additional District & Sessions Judge (PCR court), Tirunelveli, 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. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

2. This Criminal Original Petition is disposed of with the above directions.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(C.O.) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To

1. The II-Additional District & Sessions Juddge (PCR court), Tirunelveli 2.The Assistant Superintendent of Police, Cheranmahadevi Division, Tirunelveli District.

3.The Inspector of Police, Mukkudai Police station, Tirunelveli District.

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

+1CC to Mr.S.R.A.Ramachandran, Advocate, SR.No. 60542 Order made in Crl.O.P.(MD)No.5433 of 2018 Dated:

09.04.2018 ta AM/SV/SAR 1/24.04.2018/2P/6C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/