Crl.O.P.No.29677 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 31.10.2025 CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA Crl.O.P.No.29677 of 2025 Sribalan ... Petitioner Vs. 1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Office of Deputy Superintendent of Police, Ariyalur, Ariyalur District-621 704 2.The Inspector of Police, Ariyalur Police Station, Ariyalur District 621 704 (Crime No.425 of 2025) 3.Suriya ...Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita/Section 482 Cr.P.C, to direct the Principal Sessions Judge (Special Court for trial of SC/ST POA Act cases), Ariyalur District, to accept the surrender of the petitioner along with bail applications in Crime No.425 of 2025 on the file of the 2nd respondent police herein and to consider the bail application on the same day on its own merits. 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.29677 of 2025 For Petitioner : Mr.M.Vigensh For R1 & R2 : Mr.R.Vinothraja Government Advocate (Criminal Side) O R D E R This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking a direction to the learned Principal Sessions Judge (Special Court for trial of SC/ST POA Act cases), Ariyalur District, to accept the surrender of the petitioner along with bail applications in Crime No.425 of 2025 on the file of the 2nd respondent police herein and to consider the bail application 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 learned Principal Sessions Judge (Special Court for trial of SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act cases), Ariyalur District, to consider the petitioner's bail application, preferably on the same day of his surrender, in connection with Crime No.425 of 2025 on the file of the second respondent Police and to pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, after 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.29677 of 2025 affording due opportunity to the victims under Section 15-A of the SC/ST (POA) Act, 1989. The petitioner 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. 31.10.2025 nvsri Neutral Citation:Yes/No To 1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Office of Deputy Superintendent of Police, Ariyalur, Ariyalur District-621 704 2.The Inspector of Police, Ariyalur Police Station, Ariyalur District 621 704 (Crime No.425 of 2025) 3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.29677 of 2025 A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA , J. nvsri Crl.O.P.No.29677 of 2025 31.10.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis