Crl.O.P.No.11589 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 21.04.2025 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN Crl.O.P.No.11589 of 2025 Anand Kumar @ Anandagounder ... Petitioner Vs. 1.State by The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Palladam Police Station, Tiruppur District 2.State by Inspector of Police, Avinashipalayam Police Station, Tiruppur District (crime No.189 of 2025) 3.Karthikeyan .. Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to direct the Special Judge for SC & ST Act Cases/Principal District Judge, Tiruppur to accept the surrender and consider the bail petition to be filed by the petitioner on the same day, on merits in connection with the case in crime No.189 of 2025 pending investigation on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioner : Mr.N.Ponraj https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.11589 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 Special Judge for SC & ST Act Cases/Principal District Judge, Tiruppur to accept the surrender and consider the bail petition to be filed by the petitioner on the same day, on merits in connection with the case in crime No.189 of 2025 pending investigation on the file of the respondents 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 Special Judge for SC & ST Act Cases/Principal District Judge, Tiruppur, to consider the petitioner's bail application, preferably on the same day of his surrender in connection with Crime No.189 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 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.11589 of 2025 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 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. 21.04.2025 Index : Yes/No Neutral citation : Yes/No Speaking/non-speaking order lok https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.11589 of 2025 G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J. lok To 1.The Special Judge for SC & ST Act Cases/Principal District Judge, Tiruppur 2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Palladam Police Station, Tiruppur District 3.Inspector of Police, Avinashipalayam Police Station, Tiruppur District 4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras. Crl.O.P.No.11589 of 2025 21.04.2025 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis