Crl.O.P.No.19952 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 11.07.2025 CORAM : THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY Crl.O.P.No.19952 of 2025 1. Purushothaman 2. Murali 3. Dhanush 4. Hemanth Kumar .. Petitioners Versus The State rep by its 1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, O/o. Deputy Superintendent of Police, Denkanikottai, Krishnagiri District. 2. The Inspector of Police, Kelamangalam Police Station, Krishnagiri District. (Crime No.202 of 2025) .. Respondents Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023 directing the learned Principal Sessions Judge (Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases registered under the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989 1/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.19952 of 2025 r/w New Amendment Act, 2015 at Krishnagiri to accept the surrender of the petitioners herein connected in Crime No.202 of 2025 on the file of the 2nd respondent Police and consider the bail petition on the same day itself. For Petitioners : Mr.S.Arunkumar For Respondents : Dr.C.E.Pratap Government Advocate (Crl. Side) ORDER This petition is filed for a direction to the learned Principal Sessions Judge, Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases registered under the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989 r/w New Amendment Act, 2015 at Krishnagiri to accept the surrender of the petitioners herein connected in Crime No.202 of 2025 on the file of the second respondent Police and consider the bail petition on the same day itself. 2. In view of the specific bar under Section 18 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and also 2/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.19952 of 2025 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 Principal Sessions Judge, Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases registered under the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989 r/w New Amendment Act, 2015 at Krishnagiri, to consider the petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.202 of 2025 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, after affording due opportunity to the victim under Section 15A of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) 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 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 3/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.19952 of 2025 favourably. 4. With the above direction, the Criminal Original Petition stands disposed of. 11.07.2025 Neutral Citation : no grs To 1. The Principal Sessions Judge, (Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases registered under the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989 r/w New Amendment Act, 2015 at Krishnagiri. 4/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.19952 of 2025 2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, O/o. Deputy Superintendent of Police, Denkanikottai, Krishnagiri District. 3. The Inspector of Police, Kelamangalam Police Station, Krishnagiri District. 4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. 5/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.19952 of 2025 D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J. grs Crl.O.P.No.19952 of 2025 6/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.19952 of 2025 11.07.2025 7/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis