Crl.O.P.No.10446 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 08.04.2025 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN Crl.O.P.No.10446 of 2025 1.K.R.Chokkalingam 2.C.Nithya ... Petitioners Vs. 1.The State represented by The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Edapaddy Sub Division, Salem District 2.The Inspector of Police, Konganapuram Police Station, Salem District (crime No.118 of 2025) 3.C.Periyasamy .. Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to direct the learned Sessions Judge, Special Court Exclusive trial of cases registered under SC/ST(POA) Act cases, Salem District to consider the petitioner bail application on the same day in the event of their surrender in crime No.118 of 2025 pending on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioners : Mr.B.Mohan p. 2 Crl.O.P.No.10446 of 2025 For Respondents For R1 & 2 : Mr.A.Gopinath, Government Advocate (Crl. Side) O R D E R This petition is filed for a direction to the learned Sessions Judge, Special Court Exclusive trial of cases registered under SC/ST(POA) Act cases, Salem District, to consider the petitioners' bail petitions on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.118 of 2025, since the offences are pertaining to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. 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 Sessions Judge, Special Court Exclusive trial of cases registered under SC/ST(POA) Act cases, Salem District, to consider the petitioners' bail applications, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.118 of 2025 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, after affording due p. 3 Crl.O.P.No.10446 of 2025 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. 3. It is needless to say that the Court below while disposing the bail petitions shall look into the gravity of the offence, previous antecedents of the petitioners and pass orders. Mere direction issued by this Court to consider the bail petitions on the same day, does not amount to consider it favourably. 4. With the above direction, the Criminal Original Petition stands disposed of. 08.04.2025 Index : Yes/No Neutral citation : Yes/No Speaking/non-speaking order lok p. 4 Crl.O.P.No.10446 of 2025 G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J. lok To 1.The learned Sessions Judge, Special Court Exclusive trial of cases registered under SC/ST(POA) Act cases, Salem District 2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Edapaddy Sub Division, Salem District 3.The Inspector of Police, Konganapuram Police Station, Salem District 4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras. Crl.O.P.No.10446 of 2025 p. 5 Crl.O.P.No.10446 of 2025 08.04.2025