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

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 03.09.2025

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N. SATHISH KUMAR 1.

Usharani 2.

Sudhakar ... Petitioners Vs.

1.

State represented 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 is filed under Section 482Cr.P.C/528 BNSS, to direct the District Sessions Court, Nagapattinam, to consider the bail application of the petitioners on the same day of their surrender in Crime No.20 of 2025 on the file of the first respondent Police. For Petitioners : Mr.A.Sundara Vadhanan For R1 & R2 : 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 District Sessions Court, Nagapattinam, to accept the surrender of the petitioners and consequently, consider their bail petition in connection with Crime No.20 of 2025, 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 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 respondent Police 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 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.

03.09.2025 ham To

1. The District Sessions Court, 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.

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N. SATHISH KUMAR , J.

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