CRL OP No. 19555 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 23-07-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY CRL OP No. 19555 of 2026 Jayaprakash ..Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police Office of the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kallakurichi, Kallakurichi District. 2. The State Rep. by The Inspector Of Police Thirunavalur Police Station, Kallakurichi. Crime No.264 of 2026 3. Bharathrai ..Respondent(s) Prayer: This Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, praying to pass direction to the Judicial Magistrate No.II, Kallakurichi to accept the surrender of the petitioner accused No.2 in Crime No.264 of 2026 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Tirunavalur Police Station, Kallakurichi and consider his bail petition on the same day itself. For Petitioner(s): Mr.P.A.Sai Govindaraja For Respondent(s): Mr.R.Rajasekaran, Government Advocate (Crl. Side), for R1 and R2 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 19555 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 4 ORDER 1. The petitioner is an accused in Cr. No.264 of 2026, on the file of the respondent police, for the alleged offences under Sections 296(b), 115(2), 118(1) and 351(3) of BNS, 2023 and 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) 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 complainant about the surrender and the hearing of the bail petition, including the date and the Court; https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 19555 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 4 (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. 23-07-2026 Neutral Citation: No PVS To 1. The Judicial Magistrate No.II, Kallakurichi 2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police Office of The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kallakurichi. 3. The Inspector Of Police Thirunavalur Police Station, Kallakurichi. Crime No.264 of 2026 4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 19555 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 4 D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J. PVS CRL OP No. 19555 of 2026 23-07-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis