Crl.O.P.(MD)No.14823 of 2025 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 16.09.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN Crl.O.P.(MD).No.14823 of 2025 1.Rasu @ Rajkumar 2.Mari @ Marimuthu ... Petitioners/Accused 1 & 3 Vs. 1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Keeranur, Pudukkottai. 2.The State rep. by, The Inspector of Police, Mathur Police Station, Pudukkottai District. (In Crime No.142 of 2025) ... Respondents 1 & 2/Complainants 3.Veeramani ...3rd Respondent/ Defacto Complainant Prayer : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, to direct the learned Principal Sessions Judge (Special Court for PCR Cases), Pudukkottai District to consider the bail application filed by the petitioners on the same day of surrender in Crime No.142 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police. 1/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.14823 of 2025 For Petitioners : Mr.P.Ganapathi Subramanian For R-1 & R-2 : Mr.K.Sanjai Gandhi Government Advocate (Crl. Side) ORDER The petitioners seek a direction to the learned Principal Sessions Judge (Special Court for PCR Cases), Pudukkottai District to consider the bail application filed by them on the same day of surrender in Crime No.142 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police. 2. The learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondent Police would submit that the injured has not been discharged from the hospital. 3. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, in view of the specific bar under Section 18 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, this Court directs the learned Principal Sessions Judge (Special Court for PCR Cases), Pudukkottai District to consider the petitioners' bail application on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.142 of 2025 registered for the offences under Section 296(b), 115(2), 118(1), 351(3) of BNS, 2023, Section 4 of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 2002 and Section 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) and 3(2)(va) of 2/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.14823 of 2025 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 the gravity of the offence, previous antecedent of the petitioners and pass orders, after affording due opportunity to the victim under Section 15-A of the SC/ST (POA) Act, 1989. 4. 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. 5. This Criminal Original Petition is ordered accordingly. 16.09.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes/ No Lm To 1.The Principal Sessions Court, (Special Court for PCR Cases), Pudukkottai District. 3/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.14823 of 2025 2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Keeranur, Pudukkottai. 3.The Inspector of Police, Mathur Police Station, Pudukkottai District. 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 4/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.14823 of 2025 SUNDER MOHAN, J. Lm Crl.O.P(MD).No.14823 of 2025 16.09.2025 5/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis