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Anandh v. State Rep.By, The Deputy Superintendent Of Police,

2025-09-02Honourable Mr Justice N. Sathish Kumar4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 02.09.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N. SATHISH KUMAR Crl.O.P. No.24078 of 2025 1.Anandh 2.Mahendiran 3.Ashok ... Petitioners Vs.

1.State rep. by The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vedaranyam, Nagapattinam District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Kariyapattinam Police Station, Kariyapattinam, Nagapattinam District.

Crime No.20 of 2025.

3.Paneerselvam

...Respondents

PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, to direct the District Sessions Court, Nagapattinam to consider the bail application of the petitioners on the same day of surrender in Crime No.20 of 2025 on the file of the first respondent police.

For Petitioners : Mr.A.Sundaravadhanan For Respondent : Mr.R.Vinothraja Nos.1 & 2 Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking a direction to the District Sessions Court, Nagapattinam to accept the surrender of the petitioners and consequently consider the bail petition on merits on the same day in Crime No.20 of 2025 on the file of the first 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 District Sessions Court, Nagapattinam, to consider the petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.20 of 2025 on the file of the first 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. 02.09.2025 DP To 1.The District Sessions Judge, Nagapattinam.

2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vedaranyam, Nagapattinam District.

3.The Inspector of Police, Kariyapattinam Police Station, Kariyapattinam, Nagapattinam District.

4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

N. SATHISH KUMAR, J.

DP Crl.O.P. No.24078 of 2025 02.09.2025