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

2025-11-28Honourable Mr Justice Sunder Mohan4 pages

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

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN

1. Murugan

2. Ananth

3. Arulraj ... Petitioners Vs 1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Dindigul District.

2.The State of Tamilnadu Rep by Inspector of Police, Ammayanaickanur Police Station, Dindigul.

Cr. No. 307 of 2025.

3.Thavamani ... Respondents PRAYER :- Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, to direct the learned Principal Sessions Judge cum PCR, Dindigul to accept the surrender of the petitioners and consider the bail application on the date of surrender in Crime No. 307 of 2025 on the file of the 2nd respondent police on the very same day.

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

ORDER

The petitioners seek a direction to the learned Principal Sessions Judge cum PCR, Dindigul, to consider their bail application on the same day of surrender in Crime No.307 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 Principal Sessions Judge cum PCR, Dindigul, to consider the petitioners' bail application on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.307 of 2025 registered for the offences under Sections 296(b), 115(2), 118(1), 351(2) of BNS and Sections 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 2/4

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.

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. 28.11.2025 CP TO 1.The Principal Sessions Judge cum PCR, Dindigul 2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Dindigul District.

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SUNDER MOHAN,J CP 3.The Inspector of Police, Ammayanaickanur Police Station, Dindigul.

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

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.21635 of 2025 Date : 28/11/2025 4/4