K.Selvaraj v. The Deputy Superintendent Of Police
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 30.12.2025
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE P.DHANABAL Crl.O.P.No. 35738 of 2025 1.K.Selvaraj 2.M.Murugesan ... Petitioners
Versus
1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sub-Division, Attur, Salem District - 636 102.
2.The Inspector of Police Rural Police Station, Attur, Salem District - 636 102.
(Crime No.378 of 2025) 3.S.Manikandan ... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, praying to direct the learned Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases registered under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Salem, Salem District, to accept the surrender of the petitioners, consider his bail application and grant bail to the petitioner on the same day in Crime No.378 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police.
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For Petitioner : Mr.S.Varatharajan For Respondent : Mr.S.Udaya Kumar Government Advocate (Crl. Side)
ORDER
This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the Special Court for the Exclusive Trial of SC and ST Cases, Salem, to accept the surrender of the petitioners and consider their bail application on the same day on merits in relating to Crime No. 378 of 2025 dated 06.12.2025 on the file of the second respondent police.
2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, the learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondents 1 and 2 and perused the materials available on record
3. 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 limited prayer and the facts and circumstances of the case, there shall be a direction to the Special Court for the Exclusive Trial of SC and ST Cases, Salem, to consider the petitioners' bail 2/5
application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.505 of 2025 on the file of the second respondent police and pass appropriate orders, in accordance with law, after affording due opportunity to the victim under Section 15-A of the SC/ST Act. 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.
4. It is needless to say that the Court below while disposing the bail petition shall look into the gravity of the offence, previous antecedents of the petitioners and pass orders on merits and in accordance with law.
5. With the above direction, this Criminal Original Petition stands disposed of.
30.12.2025 SMV Note :
1. Registry is directed to forthwith upload this order in the Official Website of this Court.
2. All concerned to act on this order being uploaded in Official Website of this Court without insisting on certified hard copies. To be noted, this order when uploaded in the official website of this Court will be watermarked and will also have a QR code.
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To 1.The Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Salem, Salem District.
2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sub-Division, Attur, Salem District - 636 102.
3.The Inspector of Police Rural Police Station, Attur, Salem District - 636 102.
4.The Public Prosecutor High Court of Madras.
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P. DHANABAL, J., SMV Crl.O.P.No. 35738 of 2025 30.12.2025 5/5