CRL OP No. 22649 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 14-08-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN CRL OP No. 22649 of 2026 1. Ulaganathan S/o. Venu, No.62/17B, Bus Road, Agraharam Village, Valayal Karapatty, Anaicut Taluk, Vellore District. 2. Perumal S/o. Venu, No.62/17B, Bus Road, Agraharam Village, Valayal Karapatty, Anaicut Taluk, Vellore District. ..Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police Office of Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vellore Taluk and District. 2. State Rep By, The Inspector of Police Veppamkuppam Police Station, Vellore District. 3. Manikumar S/o. Krishnan, No.24, Jaibeem Nagar, Agraharam Village, Valayal Karapatty, Anaicut Taluk, Vellore District. ..Respondent(s) https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 22649 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 4 PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023 to direct the Principal Sessions Court, Special Court for SC/ST Act, Vellore to consider the surrender of the Petitioner and to accept the Bail Petition on the very same day in Crime NO. 207/2026 on the file of the respondent police and thus render justice. For Petitioner(s): Mr. D.Rameshkumar For Respondent(s): Mr.R.Ganesh Kumar Counsel for Government for R1 & R2 ORDER This petition has been seeking direction to the Principal Sessions Court, Special Court for SC/ST Act, Vellore to consider the surrender of the Petitioner and to accept the Bail Petition on the very same day in Crime NO. 207/2026 on the file of the respondent police. 2. In view of the specific bar contained under Section 18 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and also taking into consideration of the possibility of misuse of the statuary and laudable object of the litigation against innocent persons, there shall be a direction to the Principal Sessions Court, Special Court for SC/ST Vellore, to consider the petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender in connection with Crime No. 207 of 2026 and pass appropriate https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 22649 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 4 orders in accordance with law, after affording due opportunity of hearing to the victim as contemplated under Section 15(A) of the SC/ST Act. The petitioners shall surrender before the concerned jurisdictional Court within a period of fifteen days from the date of the receipt of a copy of this Order. 3. It is needless to say that the Court below while disposing the bail petition shall look into the gravity of the offence, previous antecedents of the petitioner and pass orders. Mere direction issued by this Court to consider the bail petition on the same day does not amount to consider it favourably. 4. With the above direction, the Criminal Original Petition stands disposed of. 14-08-2026 SMA To 1. Superintendent of Police Office of Deputy Superintendent of POlice, Vellore Taluk and District. 2. State Rep By, The Inspector of Police Veppamkuppam Police Station, Vellore District. 3. The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 22649 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 4 G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J. SMA CRL OP No. 22649 of 2026 14-08-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis