CRL OP No. 17645 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 09-07-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY CRL OP No. 17645 of 2026 Murali S/o.Munusmy ..Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police Gudiyatham, Vellore District. 2. State rep by The Inspector of Police, Paradarami Police Station, Paradarami, Vellore District. Crime No. 125 of 2026. ...Respondent/Complainant 3. Ajay Aravind S/o.Baskaran, No.215, Indhira Nagar, Paradarami Village and Post, Gudiyatham Taluk, Ranipet District. ...3rd Respondent/Defacto Complainant Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, to direct the learned Sessions Judge, Special Court for Trial Cases under SC/ST (POA) Act, Vellore to consider the bail application on the same day on his surrender and file a bail application in Crime No.125 of 2026 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Paradarami Police Station, Paradarami, Vellore District. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 17645 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 4 For Petitioner(s): Mr.G.Vinodhkumar For Respondent(s): Mr.R.Rajasekaran Government Counsel (Crl. Side) for R1 & R2 ORDER The petitioner is an accused in Cr.No.125 of 2026, on the file of the respondent police, for the alleged offences under Sections 296(b), 115(2), 118(1) & 351(2) of BNS and 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s), 3(1)(2a)(c) and 3(2)(va) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989(the Act). 2. In view thereof, the petitioner has prayed that his bail application be considered on the same day. Considering the provisions of the Act, the allegations and factual background, I am of the view that the prayer can be considered. However, the hearing of the bail application shall take place with due notice to the de facto complainant. 3. This Criminal Original Petition is accordingly ordered as follows: (i) The petitioner shall serve advance notice of the surrender petition/bail application on the prosecution as well as the de-facto complainant, intimating the proposed date of surrender; (ii)The respondent police shall also independently inform the de-facto https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 17645 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 4 complainant about the surrender and the hearing of the bail petition, including the date and the Court; (iii)The petitioner shall surrender, and the bail application shall be considered on its own merits and in accordance with law on the same day. 09-07-2026 Neutral Citation: Yes/No jas To 1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police Gudiyatham, Vellore District. 2.The Inspector of Police, Paradarami Police Station, Paradarami, Vellore District. 3.The learned Sessions Judge, (Special Court for Trial Cases under SC/ST (POA) Act), Vellore. 4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 17645 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 4 D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J. jas CRL OP No. 17645 of 2026 09-07-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis