M. Jeyaraj v. The State Of Tamilnadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Civil Appellate Jurisdiction Tuesday, the Eighth day of April Two Thousand and Twenty Five PRESENT The HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. DHANABAL CRL MP(MD). No.4796 of 2025 in CRL OP(MD)No. 5672 of 2025 M. Jeyaraj ... Petitioner/Petitioner Vs 1 The State of Tamil Nadu Rep by the Assistant Commissioner of Police Sellur Police Station, Sellur, Madurai City.

2 The Inspector of Police Sellur Police Station, Sellur, Madurai City.

3 M.Rajendran ... Respondent/Respondent Prayer in CRL MP(MD). No.4796 of 2025:- Criminal Miscellaneous Petition filed under section 528 of BNSS, praying to amend the prayer portion and order copy in respect of court as the Learned Principal and District Sessions Judge and (Special Court for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act , 1989 (amended) 2015, Madurai, instead of Learned Principal and District Sessions Judge and (Special Court for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act , 1989 (amended) 2015, Theni.

Prayer in CRL OP(MD)No. 5672 of 2025:

Criminal Original Petition filed under section 528 of BNSS, praying to direct the Learned Principal and District Sessions Judge and (Special Court for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act , 1989 (amended) 2015, Theni to accept the surrender of the petitioner and consider his bail.

ORDER:- This Criminal Miscellaneous Petition coming on for orders on this day and upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed in support thereof and upon perusing the earlier order of this court dated 27.03.2025, made in Crl.O.P(MD) No.5672 of 2025 and upon hearing the arguments of Thiru.C. Jeganathan, Advocate for the Petitioner and of Thiru. M.Karunanithi, Government Advocate for the 1st and 2nd respondents, this Court made the following order: This petition has been filed seeking to amend the trial Court as learned Principal and District Sessions Judge, Special Court for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (Amended 2015), Madurai. 2.The learned Counsel for the petitioner would submit that in the prayer portion and in paragraph No.

4 of the order copy, the trial Court is wrongly mentioned as the learned Principal and District Sessions Judge, Special Court for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (Amended 2015), Theni instead of learned Principal and District Sessions Judge, Special Court for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (Amended 2015), Madurai.

3.The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondent police also admitted that the FIR has been registered only by the second respondent and the same is pending with him. Therefore, the competent jurisdictional court is learned Principal and District Sessions Judge, Special Court for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (Amended 2015),

4.In view of the submission made by the respondent police, this petition is ordered.

5.Registry is directed to carry out necessary amendment as prayed for and issue a fresh order copy.

6.The time already granted by this Court in the main petition is extended for another fifteen days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CS-III) // True Copy // /04/2025 Sub Assistant Registrar (CS - I/II/III/IV) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, TO 1.

The Principal and District Sessions Judge/ Special Court for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, (Prevention of Atrocities) Act , Madurai, 2.

The Principal and District Sessions Judge/ Special Court for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Theni, 3.

The State of Tamil Nadu Rep by the Assistant Commissioner of Police Sellur Police Station, Sellur, Madurai City.

4.

The Inspector of Police Sellur Police Station, Sellur, Madurai City.

5.

The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, +1 CC to M/s.C.Jeganathan, Advocate(SR-21325 [F] dated 01/04/2025) ORDER DATED : 08/04/2025 ==========================

ORDER

========================== CRL MP(MD). No.4796 of 2025 in CRL OP(MD)No. 5672 of 2025 Giving direction and etc.

as stated within.

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