Velu v. The Deputy Superintendent Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 08-01-2026

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA Velu Petitioner Vs 1.State Represented by The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vandavasi North Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Vandavasi North Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District.

3.Ramarajan Respondents PRAYER Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita to direct the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge cum Special Judge for SC/ST cases, Tiruvannamalai to consider and pass order on the petitioner Bail Application in connection with the Crime No.182 of 2025 on the file of 2nd respondent police on his surrender and pass orders on merits on the same day.

For Petitioner:

Mr.Sathiyaraj E.

For Respondents:

Mr.S.Santhosh Government Advocate (Criminal Side) for R1 and R2 1/4

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking a direction to the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge under Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Tiruvannamalai District, to accept the surrender petition in Crime No.182 of 2025 on the file of the Vandavasi North Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District and to consider the bail petition of the petitioner on the same day.

2. Mr.S.Santhosh, learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) opposed for grant of order.

3. Heard.

4.

In view of the specific bar under Section 18 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and also taking into consideration the possibility of misusing the pious intention of the Parliament against innocent persons, there shall be a direction to the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge under Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Tiruvannamalai District to consider the petitioner's bail application, preferably on the same day of his surrender, in connection with Crime No.182 of 2025 on the file of the second respondent Police and to pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, 2/4

after affording due opportunity to the victims under Section 15-A of the SC/ST (POA) Act, 1989. The petitioner shall surrender before the jurisdictional Court within a period of fifteen days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

5. In view of the above, the Criminal Original Petition stands allowed. 08-01-2026 Index:Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order mrn To 1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police Vandavasi North Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District.

2.The Inspector Of Police Vandavasi North Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District.

3.The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Chennai.

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A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.

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