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Madras High CourtCRL OP/26967/2025ordered

Devaki v. The State Rep. By The Deputy Superintendent Of Police,

2025-10-07Honourable Mr Justice N. Sathish Kumar4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 07.10.2025

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N. SATHISH KUMAR 1.Devaki 2.S.Muthu 3.M.Saranya ... Petitioners Vs.

1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police Attur, Salem District 2.State represented by The Inspector of Police Attur Town Police Station Salem District Crime No.373 of 2025 3.Thangameen ... Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, directing the learned Principal District Judge, Salem to entertain, consider and dispose of the bail application of the petitioners on the same day of surrender before the said court in Cr.No.373 of 2025 pending on the file of the second respondent police.

For Petitioners : Mr.A.Rajakumar For Respondents : Mr.R.Vinothraja for R1 and R2 Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

ORDER

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This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the learned Principal District Judge, Salem to entertain, consider and dispose of the bail application of the petitioners on the same day of surrender before the said court in Cr.No.373 of 2025 pending 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 learned Principal District Judge, Salem, to consider the petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.373 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 ordered. 2/4

07.10.2025 dhk :Yes/No Internet : Yes/No To 1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police Attur, Salem District 2.The Inspector of Police Attur Town Police Station Salem District

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

N. SATHISH KUMAR , J.

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