CRL OP No. 16343 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 29-06-2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY CRL OP No. 16343 of 2026 Dinakaran Petitioner Vs 1. The State Rep. by The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Arni Taluk Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District. 2.The Inspector of Police, Arni Taluk Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District. 3.Munusamy Respondents PRAYER Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS Act, seeking a direction to the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge cum Special Judge for SC/ST cases, Tiruvannamalai to consider and pass order on the petitioner Bail application in connection with the Crime No.174 of 2026 on the file of the 2nd respondent police on his surrender and pass orders on merits on the same day. For Petitioner: Mr.Sathiyaraj E. For Respondents: Mr.R.Rajasekaran, Counsel for Government of Tamil Nadu (Crl. Side) for R1 and R2 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 16343 of 2026 ORDER This Criminal Original Petition is filed for a direction to consider the bail application of the petitioner in connection with Crime No.174 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police on his surrender and pass orders on merits on the same day. 2. The contention made on behalf of the petitioner is that the provisions of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 has wrongly been invoked and that the petitioner is willing to surrender along with the bail application and that the contentions relating to the merits of the averments made is taken note of. 3. Considering the above and the totality of the circumstances, the following direction is issued: i. the petitioner shall surrender before the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge cum Special Judge for SC/ST Cases, Tiruvannamali and file a bail application with reference to Crime No.174 of 2026 and the same shall be considered on merits on the same day; ii. the petitioner will also be entitled to serve a copy of the surrender petition and the bail application in advance so that the respondent Police shall 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 16343 of 2026 furnish a copy of the same and complete the service on the de facto complainant well in advance; iii. simultaneously, it will also be open to the petitioner to serve a copy to the de facto complainant. 29-06-2026 vum Neutral Citation:No To 1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Arni Taluk Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District. 2.The Inspector of Police Arni Taluk Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District. 3.The Principal District and Sessions Judge cum Special Judge for SC/ST cases, Tiruvannamalai. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 16343 of 2026 D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY J. vum CRL OP No. 16343 of 2026 29-06-2026 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis