Crl.O.P.No.7847 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 18.03.2025 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN Crl.O.P.No.7847 of 2025 M.Sakthivel ... Petitioner Vs. 1. The State Rep. By The District Superintendent of Police, Tiruvannamalai, Tiruvannamalai District. 2. The Inspector of Police, Chetpet Police Station, Tiruvannamalai. 3. Pandiayan .. Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to direct the learned District Sessions Special Judge for SC/ST Case at Tiruvannamalai to consider the petitioner's bail application on surrendering before the said Court on the same day in Crime No.80 of 2025 pending investigation on the file of the second respondent. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Karthik For R1 and R2 : Mr.A.Gopinath Government Advocate (Crl.side) https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.7847 of 2025 ORDER This petition is filed for direction directing the learned District Sessions Special Judge for SC/ST Case at Tiruvannamalai to consider the petitioner's bail application on surrendering before the said Court on the same day in Crime No.80 of 2025 pending investigation on the file of the second respondent. 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 learned learned District Sessions Special Judge for SC/ST Case at Tiruvannamalai, to consider the petitioner's bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.80 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 petitioner 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.7847 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. 18.03.2025 Index : Yes/No Neutral citation : Yes/No Speaking/non-speaking order mn https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.7847 of 2025 G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J. mn To 1. The learned District Sessions Special Judge for SC/ST Case at Tiruvannamalai. 2. The District Superintendent of Police, Tiruvannamalai, Tiruvannamalai District. 3. The Inspector of Police, Chetpet Police Station, Tiruvannamalai. 4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras. Crl.O.P.No.7847 of 2025 18.03.2025 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis