Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/13470/2025ordered

Vasanth v. The Deputy Superintendent Of Police,

2025-09-03Honourable Mr Justice Sunder Mohan5 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 03.09.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN Crl.O.P.(MD).No.13470 of 2025

1. Vasanth

2. Dinesh @ Dineshkumar

3. Aravind

4. Manikandan

5. Marimuthu

6. Vinoth @ Mohanraj

7. Parthi @ Parthiban

8. Balamurugan

9. Balaji @ Balajikannan ... Petitioners/Accused Nos.1, 2 & 4 to 10 Vs.

1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Manapparai Sub Division, Trichy.

...1st Respondent/Investigation Officer 2.The State of Tamilnadu, represented by the Inspector of Police, Vaiyampatti Police Station, Trichy District.

...2nd Respondent/Complainant

3. Deena ...3rd Respondent/Defacto complainant 1/5

Prayer : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, to direct the learned I-Additional District Judge (PCR Court) Trichy to accept the surrender of the petitioners and consider their bail application on the same day on merits in relating to Crime No.321 of 2025 dated 22.07.2025 on the file of the second respondent Police.

For Petitioners : Mr.A.Thiyagarajan For R1 and R2 : Mr.K.Sanjai Gandhi Government Advocate (Crl.Side) For R3 : No appearance

ORDER

The petitioners seek a direction to the learned I-Additional District Judge (PCR Court), Trichy, to accept the surrender of the petitioners in connection with the Crime No.325 of 2025 on the file of the second respondent Police and consider their bail applications on the same day.

2. 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 of the facts of the case, there shall be a direction to the learned I-Additional District Judge (PCR Court), Trichy, to consider the petitioners' bail application on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.321 of 2025 registered for the offences under Sections 127(2), 191(2), 296(2), 2/5

115(2), 351(2) of BNS, 2023 and Section 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s), 3(2)(va) of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and Section 4 of TN Prohibition o Harassment of Women Act, 2002 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. It is needless to say that the Court below while disposing the bail petition shall consider the gravity of the offence, previous antecedent of the petitioners and pass orders, after affording due opportunity to the victim under Section 15-A of the SC/ST (POA) Act, 1989.

3. The petitioners shall surrender before the concerned jurisdictional Court, within a period of fifteen (15) days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

4. This Criminal Original Petition is ordered accordingly. 03.09.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes/ No Indu 3/5

1. The I-Additional District Court (PCR Court), Trichy. 2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Manapparai Sub Division, Trichy.

3The Inspector of Police, Vaiyampatti Police Station, Trichy District.

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

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SUNDER MOHAN, J.

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