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Bharathidasan & Ors vs The State

Madras High Court · Decided on 11 January 2018 · Citation: (2018) 01 MAD CK 0317

HON’BLE JUDGES
P.Rajamanickam
ACTS & SECTIONS REFERRED
<a href=6893>Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989</a>, <a href=6893-15>Section 15(a)</a> - Special Public Prosecutor
RESULT
Disposed Off
CASE NUMBER
497 of 2018

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10 paragraphs · 209 words
1.

This petition has been filed by the petitioners to direct the I Additional District Judge, PCR Court, Trichy, to dispose of the bail application filed

by the petitioners on merits on the same day of their surrender before the above mentioned Court pending investigation of Crime No.350 of 2017

on the file of respondent police.

2.

Heard, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and the learned Government Advocate (Crl.side) appearing for the State.

3.

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 I

Additional District Judge, PCR Court, Trichy, is directed to consider the bail petition filed by the petitioners in connection with Crime No.350 of

2017 , on merits and in accordance with law, after issuing notice to the victims under Section 15 (A) of the SC/ST Act.

4.

With the above direction, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of.