Crl.O.P.(MD)No.18065 of 2025 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 17.10.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN Crl.O.P.(MD).No.18065 of 2025 M.Ramesh ... Petitioner/Accused No.1 Vs. 1.The Superintendent of Police, Dindigul District. 2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Nilakottai Sub Division, Dindigul District. 3.The Sub Inspector of Police, Ammanyanaickanur Police Station, Dindigul. (Crime No.248 of 2025) ... Respondents 1 to 3/Complainant 4.Prabakaran ... 4th Respondent/Defacto Complainant Prayer : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, to direct Special Court for Trial cases registered under SC/ST (POA) Act, Dindigul to consider and dispose of the bail application to be filed by the petitioner on the same day of its filing on his surrender with the case in Crime No.248 of 2025 on the file of the third respondent. 1/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.18065 of 2025 For Petitioner : Mr.A.Sivasubramanian For R-1 to R-3 : Mr.R.M.Anbunithi Additional Public Prosecutor ORDER The petitioner seeks a direction to the learned Special Judge for Trial of cases registered under SC/ST (POA) Act, Dindigul to consider and dispose of the bail application to be filed by the petitioner on the same day of its filing on his surrender in connection with the case in Crime No.248 of 2025 on the file of the third respondent. 2. Since this Court is directing the Court below to consider the bail application after giving notice to the victim, notice to the victim in this case is dispensed with. 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 of the facts of the case, there shall be a direction to the learned Special Judge for Trial of cases registered under SC/ST (POA) Act, Dindigul to consider the petitioner's bail application on the same day of his surrender in connection with Crime No.248 of 2025 registered for the offences under Section 296(b), 118(1) of BNS, 2023, 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.18065 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 petitioner and pass orders, after affording due opportunity of hearing to the victim under Section 15-A of the SC/ST (POA) Act, 1989. 4. The petitioner 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 petitioner 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. 17.10.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes/ No Lm 3/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.18065 of 2025 To 1.The Special Court for Trial of cases registered under SC/ST (POA) Act, Dindigul. 2.The Superintendent of Police, Dindigul District. 3.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Nilakottai Sub Division, Dindigul District. 4.The Sub Inspector of Police, Ammanyanaickanur Police Station, Dindigul. 5.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.18065 of 2025 SUNDER MOHAN, J. Lm Crl.O.P(MD).No.18065 of 2025 17.10.2025 5/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis