Madras High CourtCRL OP/16343/2026disposed of

Dinakaran v. The State Rep By

2026-06-29Honourable Mr.Justice D.Bharatha Chakravarthy4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 29-06-2026

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY Dinakaran Petitioner Vs

1. The State Rep. by The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Arni Taluk Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Arni Taluk Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District.

3.Munusamy Respondents PRAYER Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS Act, seeking a direction to 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.174 of 2026 on the file of the 2nd respondent police on his surrender and pass orders on merits on the same day.

For Petitioner:

Mr.Sathiyaraj E.

For Respondents:

Mr.R.Rajasekaran, Counsel for Government of Tamil Nadu (Crl. Side) for R1 and R2 1/4

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition is filed for a direction to consider the bail application of the petitioner in connection with Crime No.174 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police on his surrender and pass orders on merits on the same day.

2. The contention made on behalf of the petitioner is that the provisions of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 has wrongly been invoked and that the petitioner is willing to surrender along with the bail application and that the contentions relating to the merits of the averments made is taken note of.

3. Considering the above and the totality of the circumstances, the following direction is issued:

i. the petitioner shall surrender before the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge cum Special Judge for SC/ST Cases, Tiruvannamali and file a bail application with reference to Crime No.174 of 2026 and the same shall be considered on merits on the same day; ii. the petitioner will also be entitled to serve a copy of the surrender petition and the bail application in advance so that the respondent Police shall 2/4

furnish a copy of the same and complete the service on the de facto complainant well in advance;

iii. simultaneously, it will also be open to the petitioner to serve a copy to the de facto complainant.

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1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Arni Taluk Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District.

2.The Inspector of Police Arni Taluk Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District.

3.The Principal District and Sessions Judge cum Special Judge for SC/ST cases, Tiruvannamalai.

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D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY J.

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