CRL OP No. 19550 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 22-07-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY CRL OP No. 19550 of 2026 1. Dharman 2. Vasantha ..Petitioner(s) Vs The State rep. by, The Inspector of Police, Kanakamma Chatram Police Station, Tiruvalluvar District, Tamilnadu. Crime No.140/2026 ..Respondent(s) PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of the BNSS, to direct the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Special Court for SC/ST (Prevention of Attrocities) Act, Cases at Thiruvallur to accept petitioners surrender and consider their bail application on the same day in connection with Crime No.140 of 2026 on merits pending investigation on the file of the 1st Respondent. For Petitioner(s): M/s.I.Calvin Jones For Respondent(s): Mr.R.Rajasekaran Government Advocate (Criminal Side) ORDER The petitioners are an accused in Crime No.140 of 2026, on the file of the respondent police, for the alleged offences under Sections 296(b), 115(2) and https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 19550 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 4 118(1) of BNSS and 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989(the Act) and 4 of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Woman (Amendment) Act, 2002. 2. In view thereof, the petitioners have 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 petitioners 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 complainant about the surrender and the hearing of the bail petition, including the date and the Court; (iii)The petitioners shall surrender, and the bail application shall be considered on its own merits and in accordance with law on the same day. 22-07-2026 Neutral Citation: Yes/No jas https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 19550 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 4 To 1.The Principal District and Sessions Judge, Special Court for SC/ST (Prevention of Attrocities) Act, Cases, Thiruvallur. 2.The Inspector of Police, Kanakamma Chatram Police Station, Tiruvalluvar District, Tamilnadu. 3.The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 19550 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 4 D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J. jas CRL OP No. 19550 of 2026 22-07-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis