Madras High CourtCRL OP/26768/2025ordered

Dhinakaran v. The State Represented By, 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. Dhinakaran

2. Suriya @ Narayanan Petitioner(s) Vs

1. The State represented by, The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Tiruvannamalai Town Division, Tiruvannamalai District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Mangalam Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District.

Cr.No.202 of 2025.

3.Perarasu Respondent(s)

PRAYER To direct the learned Special Court for the Exclusive Trial of SC and ST Act Cases, Tiruvannamalai to consider the bail application of the petitioners on their surrender before the court on the same day on merits in accordance with law in connection with Cr.No.202 of 2025 on the file of 2nd respondent police. For Petitioner(s):

M/s.K.T.S.Sivakumar For Respondent:

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 the Exclusive Trial of SC and ST Act Cases, Tiruvannamalai to accept the surrender of the petitioners and consequently consider the bail petition on merits on the same day in Crime No.202 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 the Exclusive Trial of SC and ST Act Cases, Tiruvannamalai, to consider the

petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No. 202 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, Tiruvannamalai Town Division, Tiruvannamalai District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Mangalam Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District.

Cr.No.202 of 2025.

N.SATHISH KUMAR J.

pvs CRL OP No. 26768 of 26-09-2025