Crl.O.P.(MD).No.5853 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 25.03.2026 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR Crl.O.P(MD)No.5853 of 2026 1. Gnanasekar 2. Manikandan @ Mani ...Petitioners/ Accused Nos.1 and 2 Vs 1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Keeranur, Pudukkottai District. 2. The State Represented by The Sub-Inspector of Police, Mathur Police Station, Pudukkottai District. (In Crime No.63 of 2026) ... Respondents 1 & 2/ Complainants 3. Muthukumar .... 3rd Respondent/ ` Defacto Complainant PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, to direct the learned Principal Sessions Judge (Special Court for PCR Cases), Pudukkottai District to consider the bail application to be filed by the petitioners/Accused No.1 and 2 on the same day of surrender in Crime No.63 of 2026 on the file of the second respondent police. 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD).No.5853 of 2026 For Petitioners : Mr.P.Ganapathi Subramanian For R1 & R2 : Mr.A.Albert James Government Advocate (Crl Side) ORDER The present Criminal Original Petition has been filed by Accused Nos. 1 and 2 in Crime No. 63 of 2026 on the file of the second respondent police, seeking a direction to the learned Principal Sessions Judge (Special Court for PCR Cases), Pudukkottai District, to accept the petitioners’ surrender and to consider their bail application on the same day. 2. Considering the averments made in the petition, this Criminal Original Petition is allowed, and a direction is issued as prayed for. The learned Principal Sessions Judge (Special Court for PCR Cases), Pudukkottai District, is directed to consider the bail application of the petitioners on the same day of surrender, on merits, in connection with Crime No.63 of 2026, after giving due opportunity to the de facto complainant. 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD).No.5853 of 2026 3. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands allowed. 25.03.2026 NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No ebsi To 1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Keeranur, Pudukkottai District. 2. The Sub-Inspector of Police, Mathur Police Station, Pudukkottai District. 3. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 4. The Principal Sessions Judge (Special Court for PCR Cases), Pudukkottai District. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD).No.5853 of 2026 R.VIJAYAKUMAR,J. ebsi Crl.O.P(MD)No.5853 of 2026 25.03.2026 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis