Ayyankalai @ Ayyanar v. The State Of Tamilnadu, Rep. By The Deputy Superintendent Of Police,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 28/11/2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN Ayyankalai @ Ayyanar ... Petitioner Vs

1. The State of Tamilnadu, Rep by the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Melur, Madurai District.

2. State of Tamilnadu Rep by The Inspector of Police, Melur Police Station, Madurai District.

(Crime No.560/2025).

3. Muthuraja ... Respondents PRAYER :- Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, to direct the learned III Additional District and Sessions Judge (PCR Court), Madurai to accept the surrender of the petitioner / Accused No.7 and consider his bail application on the same day on merit relating to Crime No.560 of 2025, dated 18.11.2025.

For Petitioner : Mr.B.Mohan Kumar Advocate.

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For R1 and R2 : Mr.K.Sanjai Gandhi, Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

ORDER

The petitioner seeks a direction to the learned III Additional District and Sessions Judge (PCR Court), Madurai, to consider his bail application on the same day of surrender in Crime No.560 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 the learned III Additional District and Sessions Judge (PCR Court), Madurai, to consider the petitioner's bail application on the same day of his surrender in connection with Crime No.560 of 2025 registered for the offences under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 49, 296(b), 118(1), 109(1) and 351(3) of BNS r/w Sections 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) and 3(2)(va) of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015 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 2/4

of the offence, previous antecedent of the petitioner and pass orders, after affording due opportunity of hearing to the victim under Section 15-A of the SC/ST (POA) Act, 1989.

3.The petitioner 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 petitioner 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. 28.11.2025 CP TO 1.The III Additional District and Sessions Judge (PCR Court), Madurai.

2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Melur, Madurai District.

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SUNDER MOHAN,J CP 3.The Inspector of Police, Melur Police Station, Madurai District.

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

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.21632 of 2025 Date : 28/11/2025 4/4