CRL OP No. 15651 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 22-06-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M. NIRMAL KUMAR CRL OP No. 15651 of 2026 1. Selvan 2. Sivakami 3. Pounkumar ..Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police Tiruvannamalai district. 2. The Inspector Of Police Chengam police Station, Tiruvannamalai District 3. Marimuthu ..Respondent(s) To direct the learned Sessions Judge, Special Court for SC/ST Act, Tiruvannamalai District to consider the bail application on surrendering and filing of the bail application by the petitioners on the same day in Crime No.0102 / 2026 on the file of the 2nd respondent police and pass such further or other orders as it may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case and thus render justice. For Petitioner(s): Mr.B.Sundarapandiyan For Respondent(s): Mr.A.Amarnath, Government Advocate (Crl. Side), For R1 And R2 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 15651 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 4 ORDER This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking a direction to the Sessions Judge, Special Court for SC/ST Act, Tiruvannamalai District, to consider the petitioners’ bail application sympathetically and pass orders on merits on the same day of their surrender, in connection with Cr.No.0102 of 2026, pending on the file of the respondent police. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners, and the learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) appearing for the respondents 1 and 2. 3.The case of the prosecution is that the petitioners and the de facto complainant are adjacent landowners, and they cultivate their respective lands. A dispute arose regarding the grazing of the petitioners’ cattle on the de facto complainant’s land. Owing to the said dispute, the petitioners allegedly abused the de facto complainant using prohibitory words and also assaulted him. 4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) submitted that the petitioners are father, mother and son and the third petitioner has been arrested in this case. It is a case and counter-case. 5. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners have been falsely implicated in the present case. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 15651 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 4 6. In view of the above factual position, there shall be a direction to the Sessions Judge, Special Court for SC/ST Act, Tiruvannamalai District to consider the petitioners’ bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender, in connection with Crime No. 0102 of 2026 on the file of the respondent Police and to 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. 7. The Criminal Original Petition stands disposed of accordingly. 22-06-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No Note: Issue order copy on 23.06.2026 PVS To 1. The Sessions Judge, Special Court for SC/ST Act, Tiruvannamalai District 2. Deputy Superintendent of Police Tiruvannamalai district. 3. The Inspector Of Police Chengam police Station, Tiruvannamalai District 4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 15651 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 4 M.NIRMAL KUMAR, J. PVS CRL OP No. 15651 of 2026 22-06-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis