CRL OP No. 16734 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 01-07-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY CRL OP No. 16734 of 2026 S.Anantha Kumar ..Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Erode Sub Division, Erode. 2. The Inspector of Police, Erode Taluk Police Station, Erode district. Cr.No.160/2026. 3. Baby ..Respondent(s) Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS to issue direction to the Special Court under Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (Principal Sessions Court), Erode to consider the petitioners bail application on this surrender in Cr.No.160/2026 on the file of the respondent police on the very same day and to pass such or other orders as this Honble court. For Petitioner(s): Mr.S.Simiyon Vergil For Respondent(s): Mr.R.Rajasekaran, Government Advocate (Criminal Side) ORDER This Criminal Original Petition is filed for a direction to consider the petitioners’ bail application in connection with Crime No.160 of 2026 on the file of the learned Special Court under Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (Principal Sessions Court), Erode. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 16734 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 4 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 Special Court under Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (Principal Sessions Court), Erode and file a bail application with reference to Crime No.160 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 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 defacto complainant. 4. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of. 01-07-2026 Neutral Citation: Yes/No skr https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 16734 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 4 To 1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Erode Sub Division, Erode. 2. The Inspector of Police, Erode Taluk Police Station, Erode district. 3. The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Chennai https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 16734 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 4 D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J. skr CRL OP No. 16734 of 2026 01-07-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis