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Ajith v. State Rep By The Deputy Superintendent Of Police

2025-10-29Honourable Mr Justice A.D.Jagadish Chandira4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 29.10.2025

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA 1.

Ajith Syriya @ Suryaprakash ... Petitioners Vs.

1.

The State represented by, The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Ariyalur, Ariyalur District.

The Inspector of Police, Ariyalur Police Station, Ariyalur. (Crime No.435 of 2025) 3.

Rajiv ... Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita/Section 482 Cr.P.C, to direct the learned Principal District Sessions Judge cum Special Judge for SC/ST Act Cases, Ariyalur, to consider the bail application filed by the petitioners in connection with Crime No.435 of 2025 on the file of the second respondent to on the same day of their surrender.

For Petitioners : Mr.M.Selvam 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 a direction to the learned Principal District Sessions Judge cum Special Judge for SC/ST Act Cases, Ariyalur, to accept the surrender of the petitioners and consequently consider their bail petition on the same day, on merits, in connection with Crime No.435 of 2025 on the file of the second respondent Police.

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 learned Principal District Sessions Judge cum Special Judge for SC/ST Act Cases, Ariyalur, to consider the petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender, in connection with Crime No.435 of 2025 on the file of the second respondent Police and to 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 2/4

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 allowed.

29.10.2025 ham To 1.

The Principal District Sessions Judge cum Special Judge for SC/ST Act Cases, Ariyalur.

The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Ariyalur, Ariyalur District.

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The Inspector of Police, Ariyalur Police Station, Ariyalur.

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The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

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A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA , J.

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