Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/17850/2018disposed of

Ravichandran v. The Deputy Superintendent Of

2018-10-08Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh2 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 08.10.2018

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH CRL.O.P.(MD)No.17850 of 2018 1.Ravichandran 2.Sooriya @ Suryaprakash 3.Devendran 4.Manikandan 5.Durairasu 6.Veeraiyan ... Petitioners/Accused 1 to 6 -vs1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Orathanadu, Thanjavur District.

... Respondent/Complainant 2.State rep.by Inspector of Police, Orathanadu Police Station, Thanjavur District.

(Cr.No.329/2018) 3.Gayathri

...Respondent/Defacto Complainant

4.Honest Raj

...Respondent/Victim

Prayer: Criminal Original petition is filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, to direct the learned I Additional District & Sessions Judge (PCR Court), Thanjavur to accept the surrender of the petitioners and consider their bail application on the same day on merits in relating to Crime No.329 of 2018 dated 26.09.2018 on the file of the respondent Police.

For Petitioners : Mr.S.Rajaprabu For R1 & R2 : Mr.K.Suyambulinga Bharathi Government Advocate (Crl. Side) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the learned I Additional District & Sessions Judge (PCR Court), Thanjavur to accept the surrender of the petitioners and consider their bail application on the same day in relating to Crime No.329 of 2018 dated 26.09.2018 on the file of the respondent Police. 2.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 Special Judge 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.

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

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(C.O) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar(CS-I) gns To 1.The I Additional District & Sessions Judge (PCR Court), Thanjavur.

2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Orathanadu, Thanjavur District.

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

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

+1cc to Mr.S.Rajaprabhu, Advocate in SR No.89817 CRL.O.P.(MD)No.17850 of 2018 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ NM/RP/SAR I/15.10.18/2P/6C