Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/7689/2020disposed of

Kiruthika v. The Assistant Commissioner Of Police

2020-07-23Honourable Mr Justice R. Pongiappan2 pages

Crl.O.P.[MD]No.7689 of 2020 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 23.07.2020

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.PONGIAPPAN Crl.O.P.[MD]No.7689 of 2020 1.Kiruthika ...1st Petitioner/2nd Accussed 2.Kalaiselvi 3.Manikandan 4.Nithyananthan

...Petitioners 2 to 4/

Rank Not Known vs.

1.The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Office of the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Fort Range, Trichy District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Trichy City Fort Police Station, Trichy District.

(In Crime No.891 of 2020) ... 1st and 2ndRespondents/ Complainants 3.Velmurugan ... 3rd Respondent/De-facto Complainant PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, to direct the learned I-Additional District and Sessions Judge, (Special Court for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 2015), Trichy to accept the surrender of the petitioners and consider the petitioners' bail application and grant bail on the same date of surrender itself in Crime No.891 of 2020, dated 15.07.2020 on the file of the second respondent police.

For Petitioners : Mr.D.Senthil For R1 and R2 : Mr.S.Chandrasekar 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 four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and on such surrender, the learned I-Additional District and Sessions Judge, (Special Court for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 2015), Trichy, shall deal and https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

Crl.O.P.[MD]No.7689 of 2020 dispose the matter on the same day on merits and in accordance with law.

2.In due compliance of Section 15-A of the SC/ST Act, the petitioners shall serve advance notice of surrender and bail two clear days before the intended date of surrender enclosing additional copies on the Special Public Prosecutor of the concerned Court and the Special Public Prosecutor shall intimate it to the defacto complainant through the respondent police. 3.This Criminal Original Petition is disposed of with the above directions.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar () // True Copy // / /2020 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS ) cp Note : In view of the present lock down owing to COVID-19 pandemic, a web copy of the order may be utilized for official purposes, but, ensuring that the copy of the order that is presented is the correct copy, shall be the responsibility of the advocate/litigant concerned. To 1.The I-Additional District and Sessions Judge, (Special Court for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 2015), Trichy.

2.The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Office of the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Fort Range, Trichy District.

3.The Inspector of Police, Trichy City Fort Police Station, Trichy District.

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

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