Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/14437/2025ordered

Mani v. The State Of Tamilnadu, Rep. By The Deputy Superintendent Of Police,

2025-09-02Honourable Mr Justice Sunder Mohan5 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 02.09.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN Crl.O.P.(MD).No.14437 of 2025

1. Mani

2. Parthiban

3. Ilayaraja

4. Pavithra ... Petitioners Vs

1. The State of Tamilnadu, Rep. by the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Mannachanallur Range, Vathalai Police Station,

2. The Sub Inspector of Police, Vathalai Police Station, Crime No.403 of 2025.

3. Seethalakshmi ... Respondents Prayer : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, to direct the learned Principal Additional District and Sessions Judge (PCR Cases), Trichy District to accept the surrender of the petitioners and consider their bail application on the same day on merits in relating to Crime No.403 of 1/5

2025 dated 23.08.2025 on the file of the second respondent. For Petitioner : Mr. V.G.Vallarasu Chezhiyan For R-1 & R-2 : Mr.R.M.Anbunithi Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

The petitioners seek a direction to the learned Principal Additional District and Sessions Judge (PCR Cases), Trichy District to consider their bail application on the same day of their surrender in Crime No. 403 of 2025 on the file of the second respondent Police.

2. The learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the injured has been discharged from the hospital.

3. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor confirms the aforesaid facts.

4. 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 Principal Additional District and Sessions Judge (PCR Cases), Trichy District to consider the petitioners' bail application on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.403 of 2025 registered for the offences under 2/5

Sections 296(b), 118(1), 115(2), 127(2) and 351(3) of BNS, 2023, Sections 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 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.

5. 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.

6. This Criminal Original Petition is ordered accordingly. 02.09.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes/ No apd To 1.The Principal Additional District and Sessions Judge (PCR Cases), 3/5

2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Mannachanallur Range, Vathalai Police Station,

3. The Sub Inspector of Police, Vathalai Police Station, 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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SUNDER MOHAN, J.

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