Madras High CourtCRL OP/26609/2025ordered

V.Maheshwari v. The Deputy Superintendent Of Police

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. V.Maheshwari

2. M.Rajan

3. Karthick @ Karthick Prabhu

4. N.Jeevitha

5. Shenbagavalli Petitioner(s) Vs

1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police Hosur Road, Gopalapuram, Coimbatore-641 018 2.The Inspector of Police D-2, Selvapuram Police Station, Coimbatore City, Coimbatore-641 026 Respondent(s)

PRAYER To direct the Learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Special Court for SC/ST Case, Coimbatore to consider the anticipatory bail application of the petitioner herein on the very day of surrender pertaining to the Cr.No.235 of 2025 on the file of the Selvapuram Police station, Coimbatore. For Petitioner(s):

Mr.G.Mohanakrishnan For Respondent(s):

Mr.R.Vinothraja, Govt. Advocate (Crl. Side)

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Special Court for SC/ST Case, Coimbatore to accept the surrender of the petitioners and consequently consider the bail petition on merits on the same day in Crime No.235 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 Principal District and Sessions Judge, Special Court for SC/ST Case, Coimbatore, to consider the

petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.235 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 Deputy Superintendent of Police Hosur Road, Gopalapuram, Coimbatore-641 018 2.The Inspector of Police D-2, Selvapuram Police Station, Coimbatore City, Coimbatore-641 026

N.SATHISH KUMAR J.

pvs CRL OP No. 26609 of 26-09-2025