Madras High CourtCRL OP/25666/2025ordered

Ragul Alias Rithikraj v. The Deputy Superintendent Of Police (Dsp)

2025-09-18Honourable Mr Justice N. Sathish Kumar4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 18.09.2025

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N. SATHISH KUMAR 1.Raghul @ Rithikraj 2.Lokesh ... Petitioners Vs.

1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Tiruvannamalai Rural (Sub-Division) Tiruvannamalai District 2.State by The Inspector of Police Polur Police Station Tiruvannamalai District (Cr.No.242 of 2025) 3.Ragavendran ... Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, directing the learned Sessions Judge, Special Court for Exclusive Trial of cases registered under the SC/ST (POA) Act, 1989, Thiruvannamalai to consider the bail petition on the same day on the surrender in Crime No.242 of 2025 on the file of the 2nd respondent.

For Petitioners : Mr.S.Silambu Selvan For Respondents : Mr.R.Vinothraja for R1 to R2 Government Advocate (Crl.Side) 1/4

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed directing the learned Sessions Judge, Special Court for Exclusive Trial of cases registered under the SC/ST (POA) Act, 1989, Thiruvannamalai to consider the bail petition on the same day on the surrender in Crime No.242 of 2025 on the file of the 2nd respondent.

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 Sessions Judge, Special Court for Exclusive Trial of cases registered under the SC/ST (POA) Act, 1989, Thiruvannamalai, to consider the petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.242 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 2/4

of the receipt of a copy of this Order.

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 (DSP) Tiruvannamalai Rural (Sub-Division) Tiruvannamalai District 2.The Inspector of Police Polur Police Station Tiruvannamalai District

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

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N. SATHISH KUMAR , J.

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