Crl.O.P.No.22311 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 08.08.2025 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY Crl.O.P.No.22311 of 2025 1. Chendarayan 2. Chennappan @ Munichennan 3. Venkatesan 4. Lakshmanan 5. Rangappa @ Rangan ... Petitioners Vs. 1. State: Deputy Superintendent of Police, Krishnagiri, Krishnagiri District. (Crime No. 274 of 2025 of Krishnagiri Taluk Police Station) 2. The State rep. by its Inspector of Police, Krishnagiri Taluk Police Station, Krishnagiri District. (Crime No. 274 of 2025) ... Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Section 528 of B.N.S.S. 2023., to direct the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Krishnagiri to consider the bail application to be filed by the petitioners in Crime No.274 of 2025 on the file of Inspector of Police, Krishnagiri Taluk Police station, Krishnagiri District on the same day on merits of their surrender. For Petitioners : Mr.M.P.Saravanan For R1 & R2 : Dr.C.E.Pratap 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.22311 of 2025 Government Advocate (Crl.Side) ORDER This petition is filed for a direction to the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Krishnagiri, to accept the surrender of the petitioners, in connection with Crime No.274 of 2025 on the file of the 2nd respondent – Police and consider the bail petition filed by the petitioners on the same day in accordance with law. 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, Krishnagiri to consider the bail application of the petitioners, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.274 of 2025 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, after affording due opportunity to the victim under Section 15A 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. 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.22311 of 2025 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 shall 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. 08.08.2025 Neutral Citation: Yes/No nsl To 1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Krishnagiri, Krishnagiri District. 2. The Inspector of Police, Krishnagiri Taluk Police Station, Krishnagiri District. 3. The Principal District and Sessions Judge, Krishnagiri. D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.22311 of 2025 nsl Crl.O.P.No.22311 of 2025 08.08.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis