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

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 17.09.2025

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N. SATHISH KUMAR 1.Lakshmi 2.Krishnamurthy 3.Nanjagowdu 4.Nallappa 5.Ramakrishna 6.Narayanan @ Aswath Narayana 7.Harish 8.Arun @ Arunkumar ... Petitioners Vs.

State represented by 1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police Hosur, Krishnagiri District 2.The Inspector of Police HUDCO Police Station Krishnagiri District Crime No.216 of 2025 3.Gowramma ... Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, directing the learned District & Sessions Court, Krishnagiri (Special Judge for S.C. & S.T. Act) to consider their surrender and pass appropriate orders on the bail application filed by the petitioner on the same day in connection with Crime No. 216/2025 on the file of respondent police. 1/4

For Petitioner : Mr.P.M.Jayachandran For Respondents : Mr.R.Vinothraja for R1 & R2 Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the learned District & Sessions Court, Krishnagiri (Special Judge for S.C. & S.T. Act) to consider their surrender and pass appropriate orders on the bail application filed by the petitioner on the same day in connection with Crime No. 216/2025 on the file of 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 learned District & Sessions Court, Krishnagiri (Special Judge for S.C. & S.T. Act), to consider the petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.216 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.

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3. In view of the above, the Criminal Original Petition stands ordered. 17.09.2025 dhk :Yes/No Internet : Yes/No To 1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police Hosur, Krishnagiri District 2.The Inspector of Police HUDCO Police Station Krishnagiri District

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

N. SATHISH KUMAR , J.

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