Gokulraj v. The State Of Tamilnadu Rep. By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 14.11.2025

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA Crl.O.P.No. 31161 of 2025 1.Gokulraj 2.Sudheshi 3.Sivaraj 4.Vetrivel ... Petitioners Vs.

1.The State of Tamil Nadu represented by The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kallakurichi District.

2.The State of Tamil Nadu rep. by Inspector of Police, Thirukoilur Police Station Kallakurichi District.

(Crime No.642 of 2025) 3.Arumugam ... Respondents 1/5

PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita / Section 482 Cr.P.C, to direct the learned Special District Judge (SC/ST) Court at Kallakurichi to accept the surrender of the petitioners and to consider the bail petition on same day in Crime No.642 of 2025 on the file of the 2nd respondent. For Petitioners : Mr. T.Balachandran For R1 & R2 : Mr.R.Vinothraja Government Advocate (Criminal Side)

O R D E R

This criminal original petition has been filed seeking a direction to the learned Special District Judge (SC/ST) Court at Kallakurichi, to accept the surrender of the petitioners and consequently consider their bail petition on the same day, on merits, in connection with Crime No.642 of 2025 on the file of the second respondent police.

2. In view of the specific bar under Section 18 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 2/5

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 Special District Judge (SC/ST) Court at Kallakurichi, to consider the petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender, in connection with Crime No.642 of 2025 on the file of the 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 surrender before the 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, this criminal original petition stands allowed.

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

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

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

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A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA , J.

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