Madras High CourtCRL OP/25639/2025ordered

1.Dillikumar v. State Rep By

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.Dillikumar 2.Venkidesan 3.Sarasu ... Petitioners Vs.

1. State represented by The Superintendent of Police Office of Tiruvannamalai Superintendent Tiruvannamalai District 2.The Inspector of Police Anakkavoor Police Station Tiruvannamalai District ... Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, directing the learned Special Judge (Principal District and Sessions Judge) Tiruvannamalai District, to consider the bail application in the case in Crime No.218 of 2025 on the file of the 2nd respondent/complaint on their surrender on the same day.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Muthukumar For Respondents : Mr.R.Vinothraja Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

ORDER

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This Criminal Original Petition has been filed directing the learned Special Judge (Principal District and Sessions Judge) Tiruvannamalai District, to consider the bail application in the case in Crime No.218 of 2025 on the file of the 2nd respondent/complaint on their surrender 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 of the possibility of misusing the pious intention of the Parliament against innocent persons, there shall be a direction to learned Special Judge (Principal District and Sessions Judge) Tiruvannamalai District, to consider the petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.218 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 2/4

ordered.

17.09.2025 dhk :Yes/No Internet : Yes/No To

1. The Superintendent of Police Office of Tiruvannamalai Superintendent Tiruvannamalai District 2.The Inspector of Police Anakkavoor Police Station Tiruvannamalai District

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

N. SATHISH KUMAR , J.

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