A.Ravi v. The Deputy Superintend Of Police,
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 29-08-2025
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE N. SATHISH KUMAR
1. A.Ravi S/o.Arumugam, Semmar Village, Thiruvennainalur Taluk, Villupuram District.
2. S.Karan S/o.Shankar, Semmar Village, Thiruvennainalur Taluk, Villupuram District.
Petitioner(s) Vs
1. The Deputy Superintend of Police, Villupuram Police Sub-Division, Villupuram District.
2.The Inspector of Police, Thiruvennainalur Police Station, Villupuram District.
3.Krishnakumar S/o.Dhanush, Amman Kovil Street, Enathimangalam Village,
Thiruvennainallur Taluk, Villupuram District. Cr.No.270 of 2025.
Respondent(s) PRAYER To direct the Learned District Sessions Court cum Special Court for SC and ST at Villupuram to consider the bail petition filed by the petitioner surrender on same day in Crime No.270 of 2025 dated 06.06.2025 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Thiruvennainalur Police Station and Villupuram District. For Petitioner(s):
M/s.R.Saravana Pandiyan M.Madhan Kumar R.A.Bharathi For Respondents:
Mr.R.Vinodhraja, Government Advocate [Crl.Side] - R1 & R2
ORDER
This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the Special Court for SC/ST Act Cases, Villupuram to accept the surrender of the petitioners and consequently consider the bail petition on merits on the same day in Crime No.270 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, Villupuram, to consider the petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.270 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. 29-08-2025
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1. 1. The District Sessions Judge -cum-Special Court for SC and ST, Villupuram.
2.The Deputy Superintend of Police, Villupuram Police Sub-Division, Villupuram District.
3.The Inspector of Police, Thiruvennainalur Police Station, Villupuram District.
N.SATHISH KUMAR J.
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