Sankilikalai v. The State Of Tamilnadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 03.07.2025 CORAM :

THE HON`BLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI Crl.OP(MD)No.10306 of 2025

1. Sankilikalai

2. Selvam

3. Subramanian

4. Govinthan @ Govindarajan

5. Sivagurunathan

6. Vaithi

7. Thangaraj

8. Ganesan ... Petitioners versus

1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Srivilliputhur Sub Division, Virudhunagar District.

2. State of Tamilnadu, Rep. by The Inspector of Police, Vanniyampatti Vilaku Police Station, Virudhunagar District.

3. Muniyaraj

...Respondents

Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, to direct the Special Court and Exclusive Trial for Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes (POA) Act cases (PCR Court), Sivilliputhur, Virudhunagar District, to accept the surrender of the petitioners and consider their bail application on the same day on merits relating to Crime No.139 of 2025, 1/4

dated 11.06.2025.

For Petitioners : Mr.V.Maharajan For R1 & R2 : Mr.M.Vaikkam Karunanithi Government Advocate (Crl. Side)

ORDER

The petitioners are accused in Crime No.139 of 2025 on the file of the 2nd respondent Police. The said case was registered for the offences under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 351(3), 126(2), 125, 296(b) of BNS 2023 and Sections 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s), 3(2)(va) of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. Therefore, the petitioners have filed this petition, seeking a direction to the Special Court and Exclusive Trial for Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes (POA) Act cases (PCR Court), Sivilliputhur, Virudhunagar District, to consider their bail application on the same day of their surrender.

2. The case of the prosecution is that on 08.06.2025, there was a quarrel between the parties, due to explosion of crackers in front of a Thever statue, by the defacto complainant's community people. While so, on 10.6.2025, when the defacto complainant and others went to their temple, the petitioners abused them in filthy language, attacked with stones and also 2/4

threatened with dire consequences. Hence, the complaint.

3. Considering the nature of offence, this Court is not inclined to entertain this petition. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed.

03.07.2025 NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes/No Internet:Yes ogy To

1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Srivilliputhur Sub Division, Virudhunagar District.

2. State of Tamilnadu, Rep. by The Inspector of Police, Vanniyampatti Vilaku Police Station, Virudhunagar District.

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

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B.PUGALENDHI, J.

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