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

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 03.10.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.SENTHILKUMAR 1.Murugan

2. Murugasamy ... Petitioners Vs.

1. The State Rep. By The Deputy Superintendent of Police, O/o. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Palladam, Tiruppur.

2. The State Rep.by The Inspector of Police, Palladam Police Station, Tiruppur.

(Crime No.921 of 2025)

3. Sugeetha .. Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to direct the learned Sessions Judge, Special Court for Trial of Cases under Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (POA) Act, 1989, Tiruppur to accept the surrender of the petitioners and to consider the petitioners' bail application and grant

bail on the date of surrender itself in Crime No.921 of 2025 pending investigation on the file of the second respondent. For Petitioners : Mr.P.Thinesh For Respondents : Mr.S.Santhosh, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) (for R1 & R2)

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking direction to the learned Sessions Judge, Special Court for Trial of Cases under Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (POA) Act, 1989, Tiruppur to accept the surrender of the petitioners and to consider the petitioners' bail application and grant bail on the date of surrender itself in Crime No.921 of 2025 pending investigation on the file of the second 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 facts of the case, there shall be a direction to the Sessions Judge, Special Court for

Trial of Cases under Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (POA) Act, 1989, Tiruppur to consider the petitioners bail application on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.921 of 2025 registered for the offence under Sections 296(b), 316(2), 351(2) and 126(2) of BNS r/w Section 3(1)(r) & 3(1)(s) of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, on the file of the second respondent and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. It is needless to say that the Court below while disposing the bail petition shall look into the gravity of the offence, previous antecedent of the petitioners and pass orders.

3. 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, after affording due opportunity to the victim under Section 15-A of the SC/ST (POA) Act, 1989.

4. In view of the above, this Criminal Original Petition stands

allowed.

03.10.2025 Index : Yes/No : Yes/No Speaking/non-speaking order dna To

1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, O/o. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Palladam, Tiruppur.

2. The Inspector of Police, Palladam Police Station, Tiruppur.

3. The Sessions Judge, Special Court for Trial of Cases under Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (POA) Act, 1989, Tiruppur.

4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

N.SENTHILKUMAR, J.

dna 03.10.2025