Raji v. The Deputy Superintendent Of Police,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 07.08.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY 1.

Raji 2.

Selvakumar ... Petitioners Vs.

1.

The Deputy Superintentent of Police, Ranipet, Ranipet District.

2.

The State rep. by, Inspector of Police, Nemili Police Station, Ranipet District.

... Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Section 428 of Cr.P.C. and 528 of B.N.S.S.Act, 2023., directing the learned Sessions Judge, Special Court for SC/ST Act, Ranipet District to consider the bail application on surrending and filing of the bail application by the petitioners on the same day in Crime No. 243/2025 on the file of the second respondent police.

For Petitioners : Mr.B.Gopalakrishnan For R1 & R2 : Dr.C.E.Pratap Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

ORDER

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This petition is filed for a direction to the learned Sessions Judge, Special Court for SC/ST Act, Ranipet District, to accept the surrender of the petitioners, in connection with Crime No.243 of 2025 on the file of the 2nd respondent - Police and consider the bail petition filed by the petitioners 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 Sessions Judge, Special Court for SC/ST Act, Ranipet District, to consider the petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.243 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 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 2/4

petition, shall look into the gravity of the offence, previous antecedents of the petitioners 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.

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The Deputy Superintentent of Police, Ranipet, Ranipet District.

2.

The State rep. by, Inspector of Police, Nemili Police Station, Ranipet District.

3.

The Sessions Judge, Special Court for SC/ST Act, Ranipet District.

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D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J.

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