Sankar v. The Superintendent Of Police,
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 10-09-2025
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE N. SATHISH KUMAR
1. SANKAR S/o.Kannabiran, No.76, Panruti road, Ulundurpet, Villupuram-606 107. and 2 Others
2. Chandirasekaran S/o.Kannabiran, No.63/7, Panruti road, U Keeranur, Ulundurpet, Villupuram606 107.
3. Elangovan S/o.Kannabiran, No.28/76, Chennai main road, Ulundurpet, Villupuram-606 107.
Petitioner(s) Vs
1. The Superintendent of Police, O/o. Superintendent of Police, Kallakurichi District-606107.
2.State rep.by its, Inspector of Police, Ulundurpet Police Station, Kallakurichi District-606 107. Cr.No.426 of 2025
(On the file of Ulundurpet Police Kallakurichi District).
Respondent(s) PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under section 528 of BNSS to pass an order of direction by directing the Learned Principal District and Session Court, Kallakurichi District to consider the petitioners bail application and surrender on the same day in Crime No.426 of 2025 dated 21.08.2025 on the file of the respondent police and pass such other or further orders as this Honble court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. For Petitioner(s):
M/s.G.Dilipkumar S.Carolin Esabella SARVALOGASUNDAR S.Dinesh For Respondents:
Mr.R.Vinodhraja, Government Advocate [Crl.Side]
ORDER
This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the Special Court for SC/ST Act Cases, Kallakurichi District to accept the surrender of the petitioners and consequently consider the bail petition on merits on the same day in Crime No.426 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, Kallakurichi District, to consider the petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.426 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. 10-09-2025
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1. The Principal District and Sessions Judge, Kallakurichi District.
2.The Superintendent of Police, O/o. Superintendent of Police, Kallakurichi District-606107.
3.The Inspector of Police, Ulundurpet Police Station, Kallakurichi District-606 107. Cr.No.426 of 2025 (On the file of Ulundurpet Police Kallakurichi District).
N.SATHISH KUMAR J.
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