P.Mohankumar v. The Deputy Superintendent Of Police
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 27-01-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA Crl. O.P. No.1483 of 2026
1. P.Mohankumar
2. V.Govintharaj@ Govinthasami
3. G.Selvi@ Indiragandhi
4. R.Ganga
5. S.Elavarasi ..Petitioners Vs
1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Office of Deputy Superintendent of Police, Thirupathur District.
2. State represented by The Inspector of Police, Jolarpet Police Station, Thirupathur District.
Crime No. 421/2025.
3. A.Gopinathan ..Respondent(s) PRAYER:Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., / 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, to direct the learned District and Sessions Judge (Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases registered under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities Act), 1989, Thirupathur, to accept the surrender of the petitioners connected in Crime No.421/2025 on the file of the 2nd respondent and consider the bail petition on the same day itself.
For Petitioners :
Mr.S.Sathish For Respondent(s):
Mr.S.Santhosh Government Advocate (Criminal Side) for R1 and R2
ORDER
This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking a direction to the learned District and Sessions Judge (Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases registered under Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Thirupathur, to accept the surrender of the petitioners connected in Crime No.421/2025 on the file of the 2nd respondent and consider the bail petition(s) on the same day itself.
2.
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 District and Sessions Judge (Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases registered under Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Thirupathur to consider the petitioners' bail application(s), preferably on the same day of their surrender, in connection with Crime No. 421 of 2025 on the file of the second respondent/Police and to pass appropriate orders, in accordance with law, after affording due opportunity to
the victims under Section 15-A of the SC/ST (POA) Act, 1989. The petitioners shall surrender before the jurisdictional Court, within a period of fifteen days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
3. In view of the above, the Criminal Original Petition stands allowed. 27-01-2026 MRN To
1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police Office of Deputy Superintendent of Police, Thirupathur District.
2. The Inspector of Police Jolarpet Police Station, Thirupathur District.
Crime No. 421/2025.
3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.
A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.
MRN Crl. O.P. No. 1483 of 2026 27-01-2026