Sathish Kumar v. The Deputy Superintendent Of Police,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 29.04.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN Crl.O.P.No. 13445 of 2025 1.Sathish Kumar 2.Tamizhselvi ....

Petitioners Vs 1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Thirukoilur Sub-Divsiion, Kallakurichi District 2.The State rep by The Inspector of Police, Sankarapuram Police Station, Kallakurichi District 3.Ramakrishnan ....

Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to direct the learned Principal District & Sessions Judge, Kallakurichi to accept the surrender of the petitioners and to consider the bail petition on the same day in crime No.221 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioners : Mr.N.Ranjith Kumar For Respondents For R1 & R2 : Mr.A.Gopinath, Government Advocate (Crl. Side)

O R D E R

This petition is filed for a direction to the learned Principal District & Sessions Judge, Kallakurichi to accept the surrender of the petitioners and to consider the bail petition on the same day in crime No.221 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police.

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 of the possibility of misusing the pious intention of the Parliament against innocent persons, there shall be a direction to the learned Principal District & Sessions Judge, Kallakurichi to consider the petitioners' bail applications, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.221 of 2025 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, after affording due opportunity to the victim under Section 15(a) of the SC/ST Act. The petitioners shall surrender before the concerned jurisdictional Court within a period of fifteen days from the date of the receipt of a copy of this Order.

3.

It is needless to say that the Court below while disposing the bail petitions shall look into the gravity of the offence, previous antecedents of the petitioners and pass orders. Mere direction issued by this Court to consider the bail petitions on the same day does not amount to consider it favourably.

4.

With the above direction, the Criminal Original Petition stands disposed of.

29.04.2025 Index : Yes/No : Yes/No Speaking/non-speaking order lok

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

lok To 1.The learned Principal District & Sessions Judge, Kallakurichi 2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Thirukoilur Sub-Divsiion, Kallakurichi District 3.The Inspector of Police, Sankarapuram Police Station, Kallakurichi District

4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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