Poo Muthukumar @ Muthukumar v. Selvin
Case at a glance
Outcome
Disposed of
This Criminal Original Petition is disposed of with the above
Provisions considered
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 s. 482
- Indian Penal Code, 1860 ss. 294(b), 323, 506(i)
- Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 s. 15(A)
Key paragraphs
- Para 44. This Criminal Original Petition is disposed of with the above directions. To
Judgment
$State Represented by 1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Srivaikundam, Thoothukudi District.
The Inspector of Police, Sayarpuram Police Station, Thoothukudi District. [Crime No.110 of 2018]
Selvin ... Respondents PRAYER : Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to direct the II Additional District and Session Judge, Tirunelveli (PCR Act cases) to consider the bail application on his surrender on the same day, if any petition filed by the petitioner in Cr.No.110 of 18, on the file of the 2nd respondent. !For Petitioners : Mr.C.Susikumar ^For R1 and R2 : Mr.K.K.Ramakrishnan Additional Public Prosecutor :ORDER The petitioners, who apprehend arrest for the offences punishable under Sections 294(b), 323 and 506(i) of IPC @ 294(b), 323, 506(i) of IPC and Sections 3(1)(r,s) and 3(2)(va) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015 in Crime No.110 of 2018, on the file of the 2nd respondent police, have moved this petition seeking a direction to the learned II Additional District and Session Judge, Tirunelveli (PCR Act cases) to consider the bail application of the petitioners on the same day of their surrender.
2. Heard the learned Counsel for the petitioners and Mr.K.K.Ramakrishnan, learned Additional Public Prosecutor 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 learned II Additional District and Session Judge, Tirunelveli (PCR Act cases) 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.
Operative part
This Criminal Original Petition is disposed of with the above directions. To
The II Additional District Judge (PCR Court), Tirunelveli District.
2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Srivaikundam, Thoothukudi District.
3. The Inspector of Police, Sayarpuram Police Station, Thoothukudi District.
4. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
Questions this judgment answers
What did the Court decide in this case?
The Court recorded the following disposition: This Criminal Original Petition is disposed of with the above
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 482; Indian Penal Code, 1860 — ss. 294(b), 323, 506(i); Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 — s. 15(A).
Which court decided this case, and when?
Madras High Court, on 26 Apr 2002. The bench was B PUGALENDHI.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
This is a result about the indexed corpus, not a finding that the judgment remains good law. Coverage may be incomplete.