Marappan v. The State Rep By Its, The Deputy Superintendent Of Police,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 26.06.2025 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY Dharman alias Marappan .. Petitioner

Versus

The State, Represented by,

1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Namakkal District.

2. The Inspector of Police, Thiruchengode Rural Police Station, Namakkal District.

Crime No.182 of 2025.

.. Respondents Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, to issue a direction, directing the Principal Sessions Judge, Namakkal to consider the petitioner's bail application on the same day on his surrender in Crime No.182 of 2025 on the file of the 2nd respondent and pass such further or other order. For Petitioner : Mr.A.P.Venkatesh Kannan For Respondents : Dr.C.E.Pratap Government Advocate (Crl. Side)

ORDER

This petition is filed for a direction to the learned Principal Sessions Judge, Namakkal, to accept the surrender of the petitioner, in connection with Crime No.182 of 2025 on the file of the respondent - Police, and consider the bail petition filed by the petitioner on the same day in accordance with law.

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 Principal Sessions Judge, Namakkal, to consider the petitioner's bail application, preferably on the same day of his surrender in connection with Crime No.182 of 2025 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, after affording due opportunity to the victim under Section 15A of the SC/ST Act. The petitioner 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

petition, shall look into the gravity of the offence, previous antecedents of the petitioner and shall pass orders. Mere direction issued by this Court to consider the bail petition on the same day does not amount to consider it favourably.

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

26.06.2025 : yes/no Jer To

1. The Principal Sessions Judge, Namakkal.

2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Namakkal District.

3. The Inspector of Police, Thiruchengode Rural Police Station, Namakkal District.

4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J.

Jer 26.06.2025