Parimala v. The Assistant Commissioner Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 08.10.2025

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N. SATHISH KUMAR Mrs.Parimala ... Petitioner Vs.

1.

The Assistant Commissioner of Police, K-Range, K1 Sembiam Police Station, Chennai - 600 011.

2.

The State represented by its, The Inspector of Police, K1, Sembium Police Station, Pulianthope, Chennai - 600 011.

(Crime No.345 of 2025) ... Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, to direct the Principal District Sessions Judge, Chennai, to consider the bail application sympathetically and pass orders on merits on the same day on the petitioner's surrender in connection with CrimeNo.345/2025 pending investigation on the file of the 2nd respondent Police-K1 Sembiam Police Station, Chennai.

For Petitioner : Mr.J.Janarthanan For R1 & R2 : Mr.R.Vinothraja Government Advocate (Criminal Side) 1/4

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the Principal District Sessions Judge, Chennai, to accept the surrender of the petitioner and consequently, consider her bail petition in connection with Crime No.345 of 2025 on the file of the second respondent police, on merits 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 the possibility of misusing the pious intention of the Parliament against innocent persons, there shall be a direction to the Principal District Sessions Judge, Chennai, to consider the petitioner's bail application, preferably on the same day of her surrender in connection with Crime No.345 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 petitioner shall surrender before the Jurisdictional Court concerned, 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 2/4

allowed.

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The Principal District Sessions Judge, Chennai, 2.

The Assistant Commissioner of Police, K-Range, K1 Sembiam Police Station, Chennai - 600 011.

3.

The Inspector of Police, K1, Sembium Police Station, Pulianthope, Chennai - 600 011.

4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

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N. SATHISH KUMAR , J.

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