Crl.O.P.No.29706 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.29706 of 2025 1. NATHIKARANI ... Petitioner Vs. 1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police Mettur, Salem District. 2.The Inspector Of Police Kolathur Police Station, Salem District. Crime No.402 of 2025. 3.Bathran S/O Ayyavu, Gandhi Nagar, Karungallur Post, Mettur Taluk, Salem District. ... Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita/Section 482 Cr.P.C, to direct the learned Special Court for Trial of cases under SC/ST (POA) Act cases, Salem District to consider the bail application filed by the petitioner on her surrender in connection with Crime No.402 of 2025 on the file of the 2nd respondent police on the same day. For Petitioner : Mr.W.Camyles Gandhi 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.29706 of 2025 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 Sessions Judge, Special Court for Trial of cases under SC/ST (POA) Act cases, Salem District to consider the bail application filed by the petitioner on her surrender in connection with Crime No.402 of 2025 on the file of the 2nd respondent police 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 Sessions Judge, Special Court for Trial of cases under SC/ST (POA) Act Cases, Salem District, to consider the petitioner's bail application, preferably on the same day of her surrender, in connection with Crime No.402 of 2025 on the file of the second respondent Police and to 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 concerned within a 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.29706 of 2025 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 Sessions Judge, Special Court for SC/ST (POA) Act Cases, Salem District. 2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Mettur, Salem District. 3. The Inspector of Police, Kolathur Police Station, Salem District. 4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.29706 of 2025 A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA , J. nvsri Crl.O.P.No.29706 of 2025 31.10.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis