Ramamoorthy v. 1.The Deputy Superintendent Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 14.10.2025

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR Crl.O.P.No.27928 of 2025 1.Ramamoorthy 2.Panner Selvam 3.Senthil @ Senthilkumar 4.Elumalai 5.Neppoliyan 6.Shenbagavalli 7.Janaki 8.Vigneshwari ... Petitioners Vs.

1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kallakurichi, Kallakurichi District.

2.State by The Inspector of Police, Sankarapuram Police Station, Kallakurichi District.

[Crime No.520 of 2025] 3.Raja ... Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, to direct the learned Principal District Judge, Kallakurichi, Principal Special Court SC & ST (POA) Act to consider the petitioners bail application preferably on the same

day of their surrender of the petitioners in Cr.No.520 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police.

For Petitioners :

Mr.P.Jayachandran For Respondent-1 & 2 :

Mr.R.Vinothraja, GA (Crl. Side)

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the learned Principal District Judge, Kallakurichi, Principal Special Court SC & ST (POA) Act to accept the surrender of the petitioners herein concerned in Crime No.520 of 2025, on the file of the respondent police and consider the bail petition 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 possibility of misusing the pious intention of the Parliament against innocent persons, there shall be a direction to the learned Principal District Judge, Kallakurichi, Principal Special Court SC & ST (POA) Act to consider the petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.520 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. 14.10.2025 DP To 1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kallakurichi, Kallakurichi District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Sankarapuram Police Station, Kallakurichi District.

3.The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court.

N.SATHISH KUMAR.J, DP Crl.O.P.No.27928 of 2025 14.10.2025