Crl.O.P.No.15250 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 15.05.2025 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR CRL.O.P.No.15250 of 2025 1.Manoj @ Manojkumar 2.Ajay @ Ajaybabu 3.Sowndhar @ Sowndharraj 4.Pandu @ Panduranga 5.Motta @ Ramesh 6.Anand @ Anandkumar ... Petitioners Versus 1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Denkanikottai, Krishnagiri District. 2.The Sub Inspector of Police, Uddanapalli Police Station, Krishnagiri District. (Crime No. 80 of 2025) ... Respondent Prayer:- Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to direct the District & Sessions Court, Krishnagiri (Special Judge for S.C & S.T. Act) to consider their surrender and pass appropriate orders on the bail application filed by the petitioners on the same day in connection with Crime No.80 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioners : Mr.P.M.Jayachandran 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.15250 of 2025 For Respondents : Mr.V.Meganathan Government Advocate (Crl. Side) ORDER This petition is filed for a direction to the District & Sessions Court (Special Judge for S.C & S.T. Act), Krishnagiri , to consider the petitioners bail petition on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.80 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 District & Sessions Court (Special Judge for S.C & S.T. Act), Krishnagiri, to consider the petitioners 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 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 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.15250 of 2025 petition 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 petition on the same day does not amount to consider it favourably. 4. With the above direction, the Criminal Original Petition stands disposed of. 15.05.2025 dpa To 1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Denkanikottai, Krishnagiri District. 2.The Sub Inspector of Police, Uddanapalli Police Station, Krishnagiri District. 3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras. M.NIRMAL KUMAR, J. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.15250 of 2025 dpa Crl.O.P.No.15250 of 2025 15.05.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis