Madras High CourtCRL OP/26698/2025ordered

R.Palanisamy v. The State Rep.By

2025-09-26Honourable Mr Justice N. Sathish Kumar5 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 26-09-2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE N. SATHISH KUMAR

1. R.Palanisamy

2. S. Subramaniam Petitioner(s) Vs

1. The State Rep.By The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Anupparpalayam Range, Tiruppur City, Crime No.384 of 2025 2.The State Represented by The Inspector of Police, Anupparpalayam Police Station, Tiruppur City Crime No.384 of 2025 3.R. Gomathi Respondent(s)

PRAYER To direct the learned special court for trial of cases under SC/ST (PoA) Act, Tiruppur to consider and dispose of the bail in Cr.No. 384 of 2025 on the file of the 2nd respondent police on the same date of the petitioners' surrender. For Petitioner(s):

Mr.N.S.Suganthan For Respondent(s):

Mr.R.Vinothraja, Govt. Advocate (Crl. Side), for R1 & R2

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the Special Court for Trial of Cases under SC/ST (PoA) Act, Tiruppur to accept the surrender of the petitioners and consequently consider the bail petition on merits on the same day in Crime No. 384 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 Special Court for Trial of Cases under SC/ST (PoA) Act, Tiruppur, to consider the petitioners' bail

application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.384 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. 26-09-2025 pvs Index:Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Internet:Yes

To 1.The State Rep.By The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Anupparpalayam Range, Tiruppur City, Crime No.384 of 2025 2.The State Represented by The Inspector of Police, Anupparpalayam Police Station, Tiruppur City Crime No.384 of 2025

N.SATHISH KUMAR J.

pvs CRL OP No. 26698 of 26-09-2025