CRL OP No. 28267 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 16-10-2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE N. SATHISH KUMAR CRL OP No. 28267 of 2025 Durai Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police Office of District Superintendent of Police, Ulundurpet, Kallkurichi District 2.The State Rep by its Inspector of Police, Ulundurpet Police Station, Kallakurichi District 3.Manikandan S/o.Rajakannu, Kulathu mettu Street, Mathiyanur Village, ulundurpet Taluk, Kallakurichi District. Respondent(s) PRAYER Criminal Original Petition filed Section 528 of BNSS to direct the District Sessions and Special Judge for exclusive trail of SC/ST Cases Kallakurichi to consider the bail application filed by the petitioner on his surrender in connection with Cr.No.521 of 2025 on the file of the 2nd respondent police on the same day. 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 28267 of 2025 For Petitioner(s): Mr.G.Saravanabhavan For Respondent: Mr.R.Vinothraja Government Advocate (Crl.side) ORDER This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the learned District Sessions and Special Judge for exclusive trail of SC/ST Cases Kallakurichi to accept the surrender of the petitioner and consequently consider the bail petition on merits on the same day in Crime No.521 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 possibility of misusing the pious intention of the Parliament against innocent persons, there shall be a direction to learned District Sessions and Special Judge for exclusive trail of SC/ST Cases Kallakurichi, to consider the petitioner's bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.521 of 2025 on the file of the second respondent and 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 28267 of 2025 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 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. 3. In view of the above, the Criminal Original Petition stands allowed. 16-10-2025 Index:Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Internet:Yes Neutral Citation:Yes/No ssd To 1.The District Sessions and Special Judge for exclusive trail of SC/ST Casses Kallakurichi 2.The State Rep by its Inspector of Police, Ulundurpet Police Station, Kallakurichi District 3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 28267 of 2025 N.SATHISH KUMAR J. ssd CRL OP No. 28267 of 2025 16-10-2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis