Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/4/2025disposed of

Sundu @ Aravindraj v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

2025-01-06Honourable Mr Justice M. Nirmal Kumar5 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 06.01.2025

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR Sundu @ Aravindraj .. Petitioner Vs.

1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police Alangudi Division Alangudi, Pudukottai District

2. The Sub Inspector of Police Malaiyur Police Station Malaiyur Pudukottai District

3. Balamurugan .. Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, to direct the Special Court for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Pudukkottai to accept the surrender of the Petitioner/Sole Accused and consider the bail application and grant bail on the same date of of surrender itself in Crime No.19 of 2024 dated 31.01.2024 on the file of the second respondent police. For Petitioner : Mr.K.C.Muniyarasu For Respondents : Mr.K.Sanjai Gandhi No.1& 2 Government Advocate(Crl.Side) 1/5

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to direct the Special Court for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Pudukkottai to accept the surrender of the Petitioner/Sole Accused and consider the bail application and grant bail on the same date of of surrender itself in Crime No.19 of 2024 dated 31.01.2024 on the file of the second respondent police.

2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, the learned Government Advocate(Crl.Side) appearing for the respondents 1 and 2 and perused the materials available on record.

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 the possibility of misusing the pious intention of the Parliament against innocent persons, there shall be a direction to the Special Court for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Pudukkottai to consider the petitioner's bail application, preferably on the same day of his surrender in connection with 2/5

Crime No.19 of 2024 on the file of the second respondent police and pass appropriate orders, in accordance with law, after affording due opportunity to the victim under Section 15-A of the SC/ST Act. The petitioner shall surrender before the concerned jurisdictional Court, within a period of fifteen days, from the date of the receipt of a copy of this order.

4. It is needless to say that the Court below while disposing the bail petition shall look into the gravity of the offence, previous antecedents of the petitioner and pass orders. Mere direction issued by this Court to consider the bail petition on the same day, does not amount to consider it favorably.

5. With the above direction, this Criminal Original Petition stands allowed.

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To 1.The Special Court for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, Pudukkottai

2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police Alangudi Division Alangudi, Pudukottai District

3. The Sub Inspector of Police Malaiyur Police Station Malaiyur Pudukottai District 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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M.NIRMAL KUMAR,J.

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