Crl.O.P.No.19562 of 2021

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 07.07.2022

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE Dr. JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN

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1.Arumugam

2.Jayasudhan

3.Rajesh

4.Kumar

5.Govindharaj

6.Nattar @ Raju

7.Adhimoolam

..Petitioners

Vs.

The State of Tamil Nadu,

Rep by its Station House Officer,

Arumbavoor Police Station,

Perambalur District.

Crime No.214 of 2015

..Respondent

PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. praying to

set aside the docket order dated 07.08.2021 made in Crl.M.P.No.586 of 2021 in

Spl.S.C.No.24 of 2019, pending on the file of the District Sessions Special Judge of

SC/ST, Perambalur and direct splitting up of the case in so far as these

petitioners/accused are concerned and complete the trial within a time frame.

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For petitioners

: Mr.R.Veeramani

For Respondent

: Mr.N.S.Suganthan

Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition is filed by the accused 2 to 5 and 7 to

9 in Spl.S.C.No.24 of 2019 on the file of the Special Court for SC and ST

(Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Perambalur, being aggrieved by the dismissal of

their petition seeking split up of the case from A.6.

2. According to these petitioners, in view of the interim stay granted

by this Court in the petition filed by A6, the trial Court is not proceeding with the

trial though there is no stay of proceedings as far as these petitioners are

concerned. The trial Court citing the pendency of the quash petition pending in

High Court filed by the co-accused had declined to split up the case against the

remaining accused and the said order dated 07.08.2021 is subjected to challenge

before this Court in this petition.

3. Today, it is reported that the case has already been split up and

assigned Spl.S.C.No.27 of 2022. Since the petition filed by the co-accused namely

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A6 also disposed of today vide separate order in Crl.O.P.No.1988 of 2019, there is

no impediment to the trial Court to proceed against these petitioners in the split up

Spl.S.C.No.27 of 2022. Therefore, the petition No.19562 of 2021 is disposed of

with a direction to the trial Court to complete the trial preferably within four

months.

4. In the result, the Crl.O.P.No.19562 of 2021 filed by A2 to 5 and A7

to 9 is disposed of with a direction to complete the trial expeditiously, preferably

within a period of four (4) months from the date of receipt of a copy of the order.

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Index

: Yes/No

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:Yes/No.

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To,

1.The District Sessions Special Judge of SC/ST, Perambalur.

2.The Judicial Magistrate Court, Perambalur.

3.The Deputy Superintendent of Police,

Perambalur,

Perambalur District.

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4.The Inspector of Police,

Arumbavoor Police Station,

Perambalur District.

5.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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Dr.G.JAYACHANDRAN,J.

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