Crl.O.P.No.24213 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 03.09.2025 CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N. SATHISH KUMAR Crl.O.P.No.24213 of 2025 1. Arumugam 2. A.Ganesh ... Petitioners Vs. 1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Chidambaram, Cuddalore District. 2. State represented by The Inspector of Police, Puduchatram Police Station, Cuddalore District. (Crime No.280 of 2025) ... Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482Cr.P.C/528 BNSS, to direct the learned Sessions Judge, Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases registered under SC & ST Atrocities Act, Cuddalore, Cuddalore District, to accept the surrender of the petitioners herein concerned in Crime No.280 of 2025 on the file of the second respondent Police and consider the bail application on the same day itself. For Petitioners : Mr.K.Vijayakumar For Respondents : Mr.R.Vinothraja Government Advocate (Criminal Side) For De facto Complainant : Ms.S.Kalaimathi 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.24213 of 2025 O R D E R This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the learned Sessions Judge, Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases registered under SC & ST Atrocities Act, Cuddalore to accept the surrender of the petitioners and consequently, consider their bail petition in connection with Crime No.280 of 2025 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 Session Judge, Cuddalore, to consider the petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No.280 of 2025 on the file of the second respondent and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, after affording due opportunity to the victims under 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. 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.24213 of 2025 3. In view of the above, the Criminal Original Petition stands allowed. 03.09.2025 ham Neutral Citation:Yes/No To 1. The Sessions Judge, Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases registered under SC & ST Atrocities Act, Cuddalore. 2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Chidambaram, Cuddalore District. 3. The Inspector of Police, Puduchatram Police Station, Cuddalore District. 4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.24213 of 2025 N. SATHISH KUMAR , J. ham Crl.O.P.No.24213 of 2025 03.09.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis