Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/7982/2020disposed of

Vengadesh v. Deputy Superintendent Of Police

2020-07-31Honourable Mr Justice R. Pongiappan2 pages

Crl.O.P.(MD)No.7982 of 2020 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 31.07.2020

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.PONGIAPPAN Crl.O.P.(MD)No.7982 of 2020 1.Vengadesh 2.Ramkumar 3.Dinesh 4.Senthil ... Petitioners/Accused 1 to 4 Vs.

1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Pattukkottai Taluk, Thanjavur District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Adiramapattinam Police Station, Thanjavur District.

(Cr.No.1128 of 2020) 3.Madhavan ... Respondents/Complainant PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C, to direct the learned I Additional District and Sessions Judge (PCR) Court, Thanjavur to consider the bail application to be filed by the petitioners on the same day on their surrender and dispose on the same date on merits and in accordance with law in crime No.1128 of 2020 on the file of the second respondent. For Petitioners : Mr.K.A.S.Prabhu 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(PCR) Court, Thanjavur, shall deal and dispose the matter on the same day on merits and in accordance with law.

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Crl.O.P.(MD)No.7982 of 2020 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.

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1. I Additional District and Sessions Judge(PCR) Court, Thanjavur.

2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Pattukkottai Taluk, Thanjavur District.

3.The Inspector of Police, Adiramapattinam Police Station, Thanjavur District.

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

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