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Jayasankar @ Jeisankar v. The Superintendent Of Police,

2025-12-15Honourable Mr Justice A.D.Jagadish Chandira4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 15.12.2025

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA Jayasankar @ Jeisankar

...Petitioner

Vs.

1.

The Superintendent of Police, O/o. Superintendent of Police, Kallakurichi District.

The State rep. by its, The Inspector of Police, Thirunavalur Police Station, Kallakurichi District.

Crime No.654 of 2025.

3.

Vijaya

...Respondents

Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita/Section 482 Cr.P.C, to direct the learned Sessions Judge, Special Court for Exclusive trial of cases registered under SC/ST (POA) Act cases, Kallakurichi District to consider the petitioner bail application on the same day in the event of his surrender in Cr.No.654 of 2025 dated 12.11.2025 on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioner : M/s.R.Raji For Respondents : Mr.S.Santhosh, GA(Crl. Side), for R1 & R2

O R D E R

This criminal original petition has been filed seeking a direction to the learned Sessions Judge, Special Court for Exclusive trial of cases registered under SC/ST (POA) Act cases, Kallakurichi District, to accept the surrender of the petitioner and to consequently, consider his bail petition on the same day, on merits, in connection with Crime No.654 of 2025 dated 12.11.2025 on the file of the 2nd respondent.

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 Sessions Judge, Special Court for Exclusive trial of cases registered under SC/ST (POA) Act cases, Kallakurichi District, to consider the petitioner's bail application, preferably on the same day of his surrender, in connection with Crime No.654 of 2025 dated 12.11.2025 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.

15.12.2025 skt Index : Yes/No Speaking Order : Yes/No NCC : Yes/No To 1.

The Sessions Judge, Special Court for Exclusive trial of cases registered under SC/ST (POA) Act cases, Kallakurichi District.

The Superintendent of Police, O/o. Superintendent of Police, Kallakurichi District.

3.

The Inspector of Police, Thirunavalur Police Station, Kallakurichi District.

4.

The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA , J.

skt 15.12.2025