Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/18059/2018disposed of

Vigneswaran v. The Deputy Superintendent Of

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

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 10.10.2018

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH CRL.O.P.(MD)No.18059 of 2018 Vigneswaran ... Petitioner -vsThe State Represented by 1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vadamadurai Sub Division, Dindigul District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Vadamadurai All Women Police Station, Dindigul District.

(Crime No.9 of 2018) 3.Sumathra

...Respondents

Prayer: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code, to accept the surrender of the petitioner before the Special Court for S.C/S.T. (Prevention of Atrocities) Act i.e., the Principal Sessions Judge at Dindigul, in connection with the Crime No.9 of 2018 on the file of the second respondent police and to consider the bail application filed by the petitioner on the same day.

For Petitioner: Mr.K.M.Karunakaran For R1 & R2 : Mr.M.Chandra Sekaran, Additional Public Prosecutor.

ORDER

This petition has been filed to accept the surrender of the petitioner before the Special Court for S.C/S.T. (Prevention of Atrocities) Act i.e., the Principal Sessions Judge at Dindigul, in connection with the Crime No.9 of 2018 on the file of the second respondent police and to consider the bail application filed by the petitioner on the same day.

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 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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 Principal Sessions Judge at Dindigul, 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 (CO) // True Copy // Sub Assistant Registrar(CS-IV) To 1.The Principal Sessions Judge at Dindigul.

Special Court for (SC & ST) 2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vadamadurai Sub Division, Dindigul District.

3.The Inspector of Police, Vadamadurai All Women Police Station, Dindigul District.

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

+1 CC To MR.K.M.KARUNAKARAN, Advocate SR. NO. 89666 CRL.O.P.(MD)No.18059 of 2018 10.10.2018 myr TR/RP/SAR-IV(12.10.2018)2P 5C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/