P.Devanathan v. State Of Tamilnadu Rep.By The Superintendent Of Police (West),

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 13.11.2025

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA Crl.O.P.No. 31025 of 2025 P.Devanathan ... Petitioner Vs.

1.State of Tamil Nadu rep. by the Superintendent of Police (West) Bye-pass Road, Villianour, Puducherry District.

2.State rep by the Station House Officer, Nettapakkam Police Station, Nettapakkam, Puducherry District.

Crime No.125 of 2025.

3.Jayachandran ... Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita / Section 482 Cr.P.C, to direct the learned II Additional District Sessions Judge, Puducherry, to consider 1/5

the bail application of the petitioner on the very same day in Crime No.125 of 2025 pending on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioner : Mr. P.Suresh Babu For R1 & R2 : Mr. M.V.Ramachandramurthy Public Prosecutor (Puducherry).

O R D E R

This criminal original petition has been filed seeking a direction to the learned II Additional District and Sessions Judge, Puducherry, to accept the surrender of the petitioner and consequently consider his bail petition on the same day, on merits, in connection with Crime No.125 of 2025 on the file of the 2nd respondent police.

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 the possibility of misusing the pious intention of the Parliament against innocent persons, there shall be a direction to the learned II Additional District and Sessions Judge, Puducherry, to consider the petitioner's bail application, preferably on 2/5

the same day of his surrender, in connection with Crime No.125 of 2025 on the file of the 2nd 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 petitioner shall surrender before the jurisdictional Court within a period of fifteen days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

3. In view of the above, this criminal original petition stands allowed.

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To 1.The Superintendent of Police (West) Bye-pass Road, Villianour, Puducherry District.

2.The Station House Officer, Nettapakkam Police Station, Nettapakkam, Puducherry District.

Crime No.125 of 2025.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

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A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA , J.

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