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Sathak @ Sathakathulla v. The Deputy Superintendent Of Police

2021-05-06Honourable Mr Justice G.Ilangovan3 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 06.05.2021 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE Mrs. JUSTICE S.ANANTHI Sathak @ Sathakathulla ... Petitioner/Accused No.3 Vs.

1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Ottanchathram Taluk, Dindigul District. ...1st Respondent/Investigation officer

2. The State, Rep. by the Inspector of Police, Sempatti Police Station, Dindigul District. ...2nd Respondent/Complainant (Crime No.172 of 2021) 3.Vetrivel ... 3rd Respondent/Defacto Complainant/ Victim Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., to direct the Special Court for Trial Cases registered under SC/ST(POA) Act, Dindigul, Dindigul District, to dispose the bail application filed by the petitioner on merits on the same day of his surrender before the above mentioned concerned Court in pending investigation of Crime No.172 of 2021, on the file of the Inspector of Police, Sempatti Police Station, Dindigul District. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Sarvagan Prabhu For R1 & R2 : Mr.A.Robinson, Government Advocate (crl.side)

ORDER

The petitioner is the sole accused in Crime No.172 of 2021 on the file of the second respondent for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 294(b), 341, 324, 506(ii) of IPC and Sections 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) and 3(2)(va) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015.

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2.The present petition filed by the petitioner is to direct the learned Judge, Special Court for Trial Cases registered under SC/ST(POA) Act, Dindigul, Dindigul District, to accept the surrender of the petitioner and also to consider the bail application on the same day.

3.Mr.A.Robinson, learned Government Advocate (crl.side) accepts notice for the respondents 1 and 2. The third respondent is the de-facto complainant.

4.Since the prayer itself is to accept the surrender of the petitioner and consider the bail application, this Court is inclined to pass the following orders :- 1)The petitioner should appear before the learned Judge, Special Court for Trial Cases registered under SC/ST(POA) Act, Dindigul, Dindigul District, within a period of 15 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order / uploading of the order.

2)On such surrender along with notice served to the defacto complainant, concerned Judge, may consider the bail application filed by the petitioner on merits on the same day of surrender, after hearing the defacto complainant and by complying with Section 15(5) of the Act. 5.With the above observation, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of.

Sd/- Vacation Officer (AD-II) // True Copy // / /2021 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) cp/ias 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.

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To

1. The Special Court for Trial Cases registered under SC/ST(POA) Act, Dindigul, Dindigul District.

2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Ottanchathram Taluk, Dindigul District.

3. The Inspector of Police, Sempatti Police Station, Dindigul District.

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

+1 CC to M/s.S.SARVAGAN PRABHU, Advocate ( SR-18485[F] dated 06/05/2021 ) 06.05.2021 VB(02/06/2021) 3P / 6C 3/3