Crl.O.P.No.26355 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 24.09.2025 CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N. SATHISH KUMAR Crl.O.P.No.26355 of 2025 1. Koduvakumar @ Senthilkumar 2. Poomalai 3. Aathi @ Aathithya 4. Mani 5. Arun @ Arunprakash 6. Manivel 7. Veeramuthu 8. Mayakannan 9. Vijay S/o.Komaiyan 10. Vijay S/o.Arumugam 11. Prakash @ Jayaprakash ... Petitioners Vs. State represented by its 1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kallakurichi, Kallakurichi District. 2. The Inspector of Police, Chinnasalem Police Station, Kallakurichi District. (Crime No.356 of 2025) 3. Ashok ... Respondents 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.26355 of 2025 PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C/528 of BNSS, to direct the learned Principal District Judge, (Special Judge for SC/ST (POA) Act), Kallakurichi, to consider the bail application filed by the petitioners on their surrender in connection with Crime No.356 of 2025 on the file of the second respondent Police on the same day. For Petitioners : Mr.W.Camyles Gandhi For R1 & R2 : Mr.R.Vinothraja Government Advocate (Criminal Side) O R D E R This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the learned Principal District Judge, (Special Judge for SC/ST (POA) Act Cases), Kallakurichi, to accept the surrender of the petitioners and consequently, consider their bail petition in connection with Crime No.356 of 2025 on the file of the second respondent police, on merits on the same day. 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 the possibility of misusing the pious intention of the Parliament against innocent persons, there shall be a direction to the 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.26355 of 2025 learned Principal District Judge, (Special Judge for SC/ST (POA) Act Cases), Kallakurichi, to consider the petitionersl' bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.356 of 2025 on the file of the second respondent and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, after affording due opportunity to the victims under Section 15-A of the SC/ST (POA) Act, 1989. The petitioners shall surrender before the Jurisdictional Court concerned, within a period of fifteen days from the date of the receipt of a copy of this Order. 3. In view of the above, the Criminal Original Petition stands allowed. 24.09.2025 ham Neutral Citation:Yes/No To 1. The Principal District Judge, (Special Judge for SC/ST (POA) Act cases), Kallakurichi. 2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kallakurichi, Kallakurichi District. 3. The Inspector of Police, Chinnasalem Police Station, Kallakurichi District. 4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.26355 of 2025 N. SATHISH KUMAR , J. ham Crl.O.P.No.26355 of 2025 24.09.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis