Meyyanasundari v. The Deputy Supt Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 03.10.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.SENTHILKUMAR

1. Meyyanasundari

2. Sarojini ... Petitioners Vs.

1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Coimbatore.

2. State rep. By Inspector of Police, Annur Police Station, Coimbatore District.

(Crime No.457 of 2025)

3. Vijaya .. Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, directing the learned Special Court under SC/ST Act, Coimbatore to accept the surrender of the petitioners herein and consider the bail petition in Crime No.457 of 2025 on the file of the second respondent Police on the same day itself.

For Petitioners : Mr.J.Franklin 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 Special Court under SC/ST Act, Coimbatore to accept the surrender of the petitioners herein and consider the bail petition in Crime No.457 of 2025 on the file of the second respondent Police on the same day itself.

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 Special Court under SC/ST Act, Coimbatore to consider the petitioner bail application on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.457 of 2025 registered for the offence under Sections 296(b), 115(2), 351(2) of BNS, Act and Section 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) 3(2)(v) of Schedule Castes

and Schedule Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act 2015, 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

N.SENTHILKUMAR, J.

dna To

1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Coimbatore.

2. The Inspector of Police, Annur Police Station, Coimbatore District.

3. The Special Court under SC/ST Act, Coimbatore.

4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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