Lodu @ Logeshwaran v. State Rep

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 01.09.2025

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N. SATHISH KUMAR Lodu @ Logeshwaran ... Petitioner Vs.

1.

The Superintendent of Police, Villupuram District, Villupuram.

2.

State represented by, The Sub-Inspector of Police, Kottakuppam Police Station, Villupuram District.

(Crime No.151 of 2025) ... Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, to direct the learned Sessions Judge, Special Court for exclusive trial of cases registered under SC/ST (POA) Act, Villupuram, to accept the surrender of the petitioner and consider his bail application on the same day of surrendering pertaining to Crime No.151 of 2025 on the file of the respondent Police.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.T.Vijayaraaghavan For Respondents : Mr.R.Vinothraja Government Advocate (Criminal Side) 1/4

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the learned Sessions Judge, Special Court for exclusive trial of cases registered under SC/ST (POA) Act, Villupuram to accept the surrender of the petitioner and consequently, consider his bail petition in connection with Crime No.151 of 2025 on the file of the second respondent police, on merits on the same day.

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 Session Judge, Special Court for exclusive trial of cases registered under SC/ST (POA) Act, Villupuram, to consider the petitioner's bail application, preferably on the same day of his surrender in connection with Crime No.151 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 petitioner shall surrender before the Jurisdictional Court concerned, within a period of fifteen days from the date of the receipt of a copy of this Order. 2/4

3. In view of the above, the Criminal Original Petition stands allowed.

01.09.2025 ham To

1. The Sessions Judge, Special Court for exclusive trial of cases registered under SC/ST (POA) Act, Villupuram.

2.

The Superintendent of Police, Villupuram District, Villupuram.

3.

The Sub-Inspector of Police, Kottakuppam Police Station, Villupuram District.

4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

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N. SATHISH KUMAR , J.

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