Arumugam v. The State Of Tamilnadu, Rep. By Its The Deputy Superintendent Of Police,
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 17.10.2025
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN Crl.O.P.(MD).No.17800 of 2025 1.Arumugam 2.Vignesh 3.Sathish 4.Bala @ Balasubramaniyan 5.Ganesan ... Petitioners/Accused 1 to 5 Vs.
1.The State of Tamil Nadu Rep. by its, The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Alangudi, Pudukkottai District.
2.The State of Tamilnadu, Rep. by its, The Inspector of Police, Vadakadu Police Station, Pudukkottai District.
(Crime No.160 of 2025) ... Respondents 1 & 2/Complainants 3.Thirumanam ... 3rd Respondent/Defacto Complainant Prayer : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, to direct the District and Sessions Judge (Special Court for PCR Act Cases) Pudukkottai, Pudukkottai District to accept the surrender of the petitioners and 1/5
consider their bail application on the same day on merit in connection with Crime No.160 of 2025 dated 07.10.2025.
For Petitioners : Mr.C.Gunasekaran For R-1 & R-2 : Mr.R.M.Anbunithi Additional Public Prosecutor
ORDER
The petitioners seek a direction to the learned District and Sessions Judge (Special Court for PCR Act Cases) Pudukkottai District to accept their surrender and consider their bail application on the same day on merits in connection with Crime No.160 of 2025 dated 07.10.2025.
2. Since this Court is directing the Court below to consider the bail application after giving notice to the victim, notice to the victim in this case is dispensed with.
3. 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 District and Sessions Judge (Special Court for PCR Act Cases) Pudukkottai to consider the petitioners' bail application on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.160 of 2025 registered for the offences under 2/5
Section 191(2), 296(b), 118(1), 351(2) of BNS, 2023, Section 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) and 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 of hearing to the victim under Section 15-A of the SC/ST (POA) Act, 1989.
4. 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.
5. This Criminal Original Petition is ordered accordingly. 17.10.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes/ No Lm 3/5
To 1.The District and Sessions Court (Special Court for PCR Act Cases), Pudukkottai, Pudukkottai District.
2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Alangudi, Pudukkottai District.
3.The Inspector of Police, Vadakadu Police Station, Pudukkottai District.
4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
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SUNDER MOHAN, J.
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