Crl.O.P.No.29371 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 29.10.2025 CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA Crl.O.P.No.29371 of 2025 1. Uma @ Umavathi 2. Murugan 3. Maragatham ... Petitioners Vs. The State represented by, 1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Namakkal, Namakkal District. 2. The Inspector of Police, Puduchatram Police Station, Namakkal. (Crime No.289 of 2025) 3. Meera ... 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, Namakkal, to consider the bail application filed by the petitioners on their surrender in connection with Crime No.289 of 2025 on the file of the second respondent Police on the same day. 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.29371 of 2025 For Petitioners : Mr.W.Camyles Gandhi 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 Special Court for trial of cases under SC/ST (POA) Act, Namakkal, to accept the surrender of the petitioners and consequently consider their bail petition on the same day, on merits, in connection with Crime No.289 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 Special Court for trial of cases under SC/ST (POA) Act, Namakkal, to consider the petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender, in connection with Crime No.289 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 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.29371 of 2025 the SC/ST (POA) Act, 1989. The petitioners 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. 29.10.2025 ham Neutral Citation:Yes/No To 1. The Special Court for trial of cases under SC/ST (POA) Act, Namakkal. 2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Namakkal, Namakkal District. 3. The Inspector of Police, Puduchatram Police Station, Namakkal. 4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.29371 of 2025 A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA , J. ham Crl.O.P.No.29371 of 2025 29.10.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis