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Jeyabal v. The State Of Tamilnadu

2025-09-23Honourable Mr Justice Sunder Mohan4 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 23.09.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN Crl.O.P.(MD).No.15990 of 2025

1. Jeyabal

2. Karthick ... Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 and 2 Vs.

1.The State, Represented by the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Office of the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Cantonment, Trichy City.

2.The Inspector of Police, E.Pudur Police Station, Trichy City.

Crime No.337 of 2025.

... Respondents 1 & 2/Complainants 3.Devika ...3rd Respondent/ Defacto Complainant Prayer : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, to direct the learned I-Additional District and Sessions Judge (PCR), Trichy, to consider the bail application of the Petitioner on the same day of his surrender itself in Cr.No.337 of 2025 on the file of 2nd Respondent Police. For Petitioner : Mr.D.S.Haroon Rasheed For R-1 & R-2 : Mr.R.M.Anbunithi Additional Public Prosecutor 1/4

ORDER

The petitioners seek a direction to the learned I-Additional District and Sessions Judge (PCR), Trichy, to consider their bail application on the same day of surrender in Crime No.337 of 2025 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 learned I-Additional District and Sessions Judge (PCR), Trichy, to consider the petitioners' bail application on the same day of his surrender in connection with Crime No.337 of 2025 registered for the offences under Section 296(b), 115(2), 118(1), 351(3) of BNS r/w. Section 4 of TNPHW Act, 2002 and 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. 2/4

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. The petitioners shall inform in advance the learned Public Prosecutor and the victim of the date of surrender and of the filing of the petition.

4. This Criminal Original Petition is ordered accordingly. 23.09.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes/ No Indu To 1.The I-Additional District and Sessions Court (PCR), Trichy.

2.The the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Office of the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Cantonment, Trichy City.

3.The Inspector of Police, E.Pudur Police Station, Trichy City.

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

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SUNDER MOHAN, J.

Indu Crl.O.P(MD).No.15990 of 2025 23.09.2025 4/4