Crl.O.P.No.22137 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 07.08.2025 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY Crl.O.P.No.22137 of 2025 Annadurai ... Petitioner Vs. 1. The State Rep. by, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Perambalur District, Salem City. 2. The State Represented by, Inspector of Police, Perambalur Police Station, Perambalur District. (Crime No. 290 of 2025) 3. Jeyanthi Uma ... Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Section 528 of B.N.S.S.Act, 2023., directing the Special Court for SC/ST Act cases, Perambalur, to consider the bail application of the petitioner concerned in Crime No. 290 of 2025 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Perambalur Police Station, Perambalur District on his surrender on the same day on such terms and conditions. For Petitioner : Mr.C.Prabakaran For R1 & R2 : Dr.C.E.Pratap Government Advocate (Crl.Side) 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.22137 of 2025 ORDER This petition is filed for a direction to the learned Special Court for SC/ST Act cases, Perambalur, to accept the surrender of the petitioner, in connection with Crime No.290 of 2025 on the file of the 2nd respondent – Police and consider the bail petition filed by the petitioner 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 Special Court for SC/ST Act cases, Perambalur, to consider the petitioner's bail application, preferably on the same day of his surrender in connection with Crime No.290 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 petitioner 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 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.22137 of 2025 petitioner 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. 07.08.2025 Neutral Citation: Yes/No nsl To 1. The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Perambalur District, Salem City. 2. The Inspector of Police, Perambalur Police Station, Perambalur District. 3. The Special Court for SC/ST Act cases, Perambalur. D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.22137 of 2025 nsl Crl.O.P.No.22137 of 2025 07.08.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis