Pushparaj v. The Deputy Superintendent Of Police,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 20-08-2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE N. SATHISH KUMAR

1. PUSHPARAJ S/o. Venkatesan, No.61, East Street, Ulundandarkoil, Ulundurpet Taluk, Kallakurichi District - 606107.

2.Sarath Kumar S/o. G.Balu, No. 69(1), North Street, Ulundandarkoil, Ulundurpet Taluk, Kallakurichi District - 606107.

Petitioner(s) Vs

1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Ulundurpet, Kallakurichi District.

2.The State Represented by, The Inspector of Police, Ulundurpet Police Station, Kallakurichi District.(Crime No. 326/2025) 3.P.Narayanan, S/o. Pazhanivel, No.186, Road Street,

Nagar Colony, Ulundurpet Taluk, Kallakurichi District.

Respondent(s) PRAYER Criminal Original Petition filed under section 528 of BNSS to Direct the Learned Principal District and Sessions Judge at Kallakurichi / The Special Court for SC/ST Cases Kallakurichi, Kallakurichi District to consider the bail application of the petitioners herein on the same day of surrender pertaining to the Crime No.326/2025 on the file of the Ulundurpet Police Station, Kallakurichi District.

For Petitioner(s):

S.Mageshkumar For Respondent(s):

Mr.K.M.D.Muhilan, Additional Public Prosecutor For R1 And R2

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the Special Court for SC/ST Act Cases, Kallakurichi District to accept the surrender of the petitioners and consequently consider the bail petition on merits on the same day in Crime No.326 of 2025 on the file of the second 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 learned Special Court for SC/ST Act Cases, Kallakurichi District, to consider the petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.326 of 2025 on the file of the second respondent and 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 concerned Jurisdictional Court, within a period of fifteen days from the date of the receipt of a copy of this Order.

3. In view of the above, the Criminal Original Petition stands allowed. 20-08-2025

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1. The Principal District and Sessions Judge, Kallakurichi 2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Ulundurpet, Kallakurichi District.

3.The Inspector of Police, Ulundurpet Police Station, Kallakurichi District.(Crime No. 326/2025)

N.SATHISH KUMAR J.

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