Crl.O.P.No.23132 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 21.08.2025 CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N. SATHISH KUMAR Crl.O.P.No.23132 of 2025 1. Rajavel 2. Sakthivel 3. Sivakandan 4. Shanugam 5. Anjalai 6. Manikandan ... Petitioners Vs. 1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Ulundurpet, Kallakurichi District. 2. The State represented by, The Inspector of Police, Ulundurpet Police Station, Kallakurichi District. (Crime No.236 of 2024) 3. Parasuraman ... Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, to direct the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, The Special Court for SC/ST Cases, Kallakurichi, Kallakurichi District, to consider the bail applicationof the petitioners herein on the same day of their surrender pertaining to Crime No.236 of 2024 on the file of the 2nd respondent. 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.23132 of 2025 For Petitioners : Mr.S.Mageshkumar For R1 & R2 : Mr.R.Vinothraja Government Advocate (Criminal Side) O R D E R This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the Principal District and Sessions Judge, The Special Court for SC/ST Cases, Kallakurichi, Kallakurichi District, to accept the surrender of the petitioners and consequently consider their bail petition in connection with Crime No.236 of 2024 on the file of the second respondent police, on merits on the same day. 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 the possibility of misusing the pious intention of the Parliament against innocent persons, there shall be a direction to the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, The Special Court for SC/ST Cases, Kallakurichi, to consider the petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.236 of 2024 on the file of the second respondent and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, after affording due opportunity to the victims under 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.23132 of 2025 Section 15-A of the SC/ST (POA) Act, 1989. The petitioners shall surrender before the Jurisdictional Court concerned, within a period of fifteen days from the date of the receipt of a copy of this Order. 3. In view of the above, the Criminal Original Petition stands allowed. 21.08.2025 ham Neutral Citation:Yes/No To 1. The Principal District and Sessions Judge, The Special Court for SC/ST Cases, Kallakurichi, Kallakurichi District. 2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Ulundurpet, Kallakurichi District. 3. The Inspector of Police, Ulundurpet Police Station, Kallakurichi District. 4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.23132 of 2025 N. SATHISH KUMAR , J. ham Crl.O.P.No.23132 of 2025 21.08.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis