CRL OP No. 17041 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 03-07-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY CRL OP No. 17041 of 2026 Vinoth ..Petitioner(s) Vs 1. State Represented by The Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Ulundurpet, Kallakurichi District. 2. The Inspector of Police, Ulundurpet Police Station, Kallakurichi. Crime No.453 of 2025 3. Sanjavigandhi ..Respondent(s) Prayer: This petition is field under Section 528 of BNSS to direct the learned Principal District and Session Judge Kallakurichi in (Special Court for SC/ST Cases) to consider the bail application of the petitioner on the same day on merits in accordance with law on the day of his surrender in connection with the crime No.453 of 2025 on the file of the 2nd respondent and thus render justice For Petitioner(s): Mr.A.J. Mohamed Kassim For Respondent(s): Mr.R.Rajasekaran, G.A.(Crl. Side), for R1 & R2 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 17041 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 4 ORDER This Criminal Original Petition is filed for a direction to consider the petitioner’s bail application in connection with Crime No.453 of 2025 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 directions are issued: (i) the petitioner shall surrender before the learned Principal District and Session Judge (Special Court for SC/ST Cases), Kallakurichi and file a bail application with reference to Crime No.453 of 2025 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 furnish a copy of the same and complete the service on the de facto complainant well in advance; https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 17041 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 4 (iii) simultaneously, it will also be open to the petitioner to serve a copy to the de facto complainant. 4. 4. With the above directions, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of. 03-07-2026 Index: No Speaking order Neutral Citation: No PVS To 1. The Principal District and Session Judge (Special Court for SC/ST Cases), Kallakurichi 2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Ulundurpet, Kallakurichi District. 3. The Inspector of Police, Ulundurpet Police Station, Kallakurichi District. Crime No.453 of 2025 4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 17041 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 4 D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J. PVS CRL OP No. 17041 of 2026 03-07-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis