Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/6466/2025disposed of

Revathi v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

2025-04-08Honourable Mr. Justice P.Dhanabal4 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED :08.04.2025 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE P. DHANABAL

1. Revathi

2. Karuppaiah ... Petitioners Vs.

1. The State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kottaipatti Division, Pudukottai District.

2. The Inspector of Police, Manamelkudi Police Station, Pudukottai District.

(Crime No.206 of 2024).

3. Samundeeshwari ... Respondents Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, to direct the learned Special Additional Sessions Judge (Special Court for SC/ST (POA) Act cases) Pudukottai, to consider the petitioners bail application on the same day of their surrender in Crime No.206 of 2024 on the file of the 2nd respondent police.

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For Petitioners : Mr.S.Poornachandran For R-1 & R-2 : Mr.R.M.Anbunithi Additional Public Prosecutor (Crl. side)

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed by the petitioners to direct the Special Additional Sessions Judge (Special Court for SC/ST (POA) Act cases) Pudukottai and to accept the surrender of the petitioners in Crime No.206 of 2024, dated 17.11.2024 on the file of the second respondent and to consider and pass orders on the bail application to be preferred by the petitioners on the same day itself.

2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor 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 learned Special Additional Sessions Judge (Special Court for SC/ST (POA) Act cases), Pudukottai, to consider the petitioners bail application, preferably on the same day of his 2/4

surrender in connection with Crime No.206 of 2024 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 (POA) Act, 1989. 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.

08.04.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes mac Note: Registry is directed to issue order copy on 09.04.2025. 3/4

P. DHANABAL , J.

Mac To 1.The Special Court for SC/ST (POA) Act cases, Pudukottai,

2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kottaipatti Division, Pudukottai District.

3. The Inspector of Police, Manamelkudi Police Station, Pudukottai District.

4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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