Selvaraj v. The Deputy Superintendent Of Police,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 07.10.2025

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N. SATHISH KUMAR 1.Selvaraj 2.Govindan @ Govindaraj ... Petitioners Vs.

1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police Kallakurichi District 2.State represented by The Inspector of Police Thirukoilur Police Station Kallakurichi District Crime No.464 of 2025 3.Viji ... Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, directing the learned Special District Judge (SC/ST) Court at Kallakurichi to accept the surrender of the petitioners and to consider the bail petition on the same day in Cr.No.464 of 2025 on the file of first respondent. For Petitioners : Mr.T.Balachandran For Respondents : Mr.R.Vinothraja Government Advocate (Crl.Side) 1/4

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the learned Principal District & Sessions Judge (SC/ST) Court at Kallakurichi to accept the surrender of the petitioners and to consider the bail petition on the same day in Cr.No.464 of 2025 on the file of first respondent.

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 Special District Judge (SC/ST) Court at Kallakurichi, to consider the petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.464 of 2025 on the file of the first 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.

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3. In view of the above, the Criminal Original Petition stands ordered.

07.10.2025 dhk :Yes/No Internet : Yes/No To 1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police Kallakurichi District 2.State represented by The Inspector of Police Thirukoilur Police Station Kallakurichi District

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

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N. SATHISH KUMAR , J.

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