Crl. O.P. No. 7361 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 12.03.2025 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN Crl. O.P. No. 7361 of 2025 1.Vasanthi @ Vasantha 2.M. Vijaybabu 3.Gayathiri ... Petitioners Vs. 1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Ambur Division, Ambur, Thirupathur District. 2.The Inspector of Police, Omerabad Police Station, Thirupathur District. (Crime No. 86 of 2025) 3.Sankar .. Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to direct the learned Principal District & Sessions Judge / Special Court for SC & ST, Thirupathur to consider the bail application of the petitioners on their surrender before the Court on the same day on merits in accordance with law in connection with Crime No.86 of 2025 on the file of 2nd respondent police. For Petitioner : Mr.K.T.S. Sivakumar For R1 and R2 : Mr.A. Gopinath, Government Advocate (Crl.side) https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl. O.P. No. 7361 of 2025 O R D E R This petition is filed for a direction directing the Principal District & Sessions Judge / Special Court for SC & ST, Thirupathur to consider the bail application of the petitioners on their surrender before the Court on the same day on merits in accordance with law in connection with Crime No.86 of 2025 on the file of 2nd 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 of the possibility of misusing the pious intention of the Parliament against innocent persons, there shall be a direction to the Principal District & Sessions Judge / Special Court for SC & ST, Thirupathur, to consider the petitioner's bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.86 of 2025 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, after affording due opportunity to the victim under Section 15(a) of the SC/ST Act. The petitioners shall surrender before the concerned jurisdictional Court within a period of fifteen days from the date of the receipt of a copy of this Order. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl. O.P. No. 7361 of 2025 3. It is needless to say that the Court below while disposing the bail petition shall look into the gravity of the offence, previous antecedents of the petitioner and pass orders. Mere direction issued by this Court to consider the bail petition on the same day does not amount to consider it favourably. 4. With the above direction, the Criminal Original Petition stands disposed of. 12.03.2025 Index : Yes/No Neutral citation : Yes/No AT To 1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Ambur Division, Ambur, Thirupathur District. 2.The Inspector of Police, Omerabad Police Station, Thirupathur District. 3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl. O.P. No. 7361 of 2025 G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J. AT Crl. O.P. No. 7361 of 2025 12.03.2025 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis