Crl.O.P.No.31565 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 19.11.2025 CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA Crl.O.P.No.31565 of 2025 Prithiviraja ... Petitioner Vs. 1. The State represented by, The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Office of the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Bhavani, Erode District. 2. The Inspector of Police, Chithode Police Station, Erode District. (Crime No.501 of 2025) 3. Gobinath ... Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita/Section 482 Cr.P.C, to direct the learned Sessions Judge, Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases registered under SC/ST (PoA) Act, Erode, to consider the petitioner's bail application on the same day of his surrender in Crime No.501 of 2025 pending on the file of the respondent Police. 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.31565 of 2025 For Petitioner : Mr.S.Lakshmipathy For R1 & R2 : Mr.R.Vinothraja Government Advocate (Criminal Side) O R D E R The present Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking a direction to the learned Sessions Judge, Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases registered under SC/ST (PoA) Act, Erode, to accept the surrender of the petitioner and consequently consider his bail petition on the same day, on merits, in connection with Crime No.501 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 the possibility of misusing the pious intention of the Parliament against innocent persons, there shall be a direction to the learned Sessions Judge, Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases registered under SC/ST (PoA) Act, Erode, to consider the petitioner's bail application, preferably on the same day of his surrender, in connection with Crime No.501 of 2025 on the file of the second respondent Police and to 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.31565 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 jurisdictional Court within a period of fifteen days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 3. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands allowed. 19.11.2025 ham Neutral Citation:Yes/No To 1. The Sessions Judge, Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases registered under SC/ST (PoA) Act, Erode. 2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Office of the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Erode District. 3. The Inspector of Police, Chithode Police Station, Erode District. 4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.31565 of 2025 A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA , J. ham Crl.O.P.No.31565 of 2025 19.11.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis