Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/14466/2025ordered

Aravinth @ Aravindh Kumar v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

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.14466 of 2025 1.Aravinth @ Aravindh Kumar 2.Satheesh @ Sathish Kumar ... Petitioner/Accused No.1 & 2 Vs.

1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Aruppukottai, Virudhunagar District.

... 1st Respondent/Investigating Officer 2.The Inspector of Police, Aruppukottai Town Police Station, Virudhunagar District.

(Crime No.285/2025) ... 2nd Respondent/Complainant 3.Rajalakshmi ...3rd Respondent/ Defacto Complainant (Name of the petitioners and R-3 amended vide Court order dated 03.09.2025 made in Crl.M.P. (MD).No.11894 of 2025 in Crl.O.P.(MD).No. 14466 of 2025) Prayer : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, to direct the learned Special Court for P.C.R. Cases, Srivilliputhur at Virudhunagar 1/5

District, to consider and dispose of the bail application filed by the petitioner in Crime No.285 of 2025 dated 20.11.2024 on the file of the 2nd respondent herein on the dame day of his surrender before the said Court. For Petitioners : Mr.C.Suresh Kannan For R-1 & R-2 : Mr.R.Meenakshi Sundaram Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

The petitioners seek a direction to the learned Special Judge for P.C.R. Cases, Srivilliputhur at Virudhunagar District to consider and dispose of their bail application on the same day of their surrender in Crime No.285 of 2025 dated 20.11.2024 on the file of the second respondent Police.

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 Special Judge for P.C.R. Cases, Srivilliputhur at Virudhunagar District to consider the petitioners' bail application on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.285 of 2025 registered for the offences under Section 296(b), 115(2), 351(3) of BNS, 2023, Section 4 of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 2002 and Section 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s), 2/5

3(2)(va) 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.

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 Lm 3/5

To 1.The Special Court for P.C.R. Cases, Srivilliputhur at Virudhunagar District.

2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Aruppukottai, Virudhunagar District.

3.The Inspector of Police, Aruppukottai Town Police Station, Virudhunagar District.

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

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SUNDER MOHAN, J.

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