Madras High CourtCRL OP/26405/2025ordered

Ragul v. The State Rep By Its

2025-09-25Honourable Mr Justice N. Sathish Kumar5 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 25-09-2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE N. SATHISH KUMAR

1. Ragul

2. Citrarasu

3. Selvam

4. Senthilkumar

5. Athimoolam Petitioner(s) Vs

1. The State Rep by its O/o. Deputy Superintendent of Police, Mangalamedu, Kunnam Taluk, Perambalur District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Kunnam Police Station, Perambalur District. (Crime No. 358/2025) 3.Manojkumar Respondent(s) 1/5

PRAYER Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS to pass an order, directing the learned Special Court for Trial of Cases under SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities Act 1989) Act, at perambalur to accept the surrender of the petitioners in crime No. 358/2025 on the file of the 2nd respondent police and consider the bail petition on the same day . For Petitioner(s):

Mr.E.Balamurugan For Respondent(s):

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

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the Special Court for Trial of Cases under SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities Act 1989) Act, at Perambalur to accept the surrender of the petitioners in crime No. 358/2025 on the file of the 2nd respondent police and consider the bail petition 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 2/5

against innocent persons, there shall be a direction to Special Court for Trial of Cases under SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities Act 1989) Act, at Perambalur, to consider the petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.358 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. 25-09-2025 Index:Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Internet:Yes ssd 3/5

To 1.The State Rep by its O/o. Deputy Superintendent of Police, Mangalamedu, Kunnam Taluk, Perambalur District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Kunnam Police Station, Perambalur District. (Crime No. 358/2025) 3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras 4/5

N.SATHISH KUMAR J.

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