Crl.O.P.(MD).No.17351 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 13.08.2026 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR Crl.O.P(MD)No.17351 of 2026 S.Selvam @ Gandhi Selvam ... Petitioner/ Sole Accused Vs 1. The State Represented by The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kumbakonam Sub Division, Thanjavur District. 2. The Inspector of Police, Kumbakonam West Police Station, Thanjavur District. (Crime No.0433 of 2026) ... Respondents 1 & 2/ Complainants 3.Shanthi ... 3rd Respondent/ Defacto Complainant PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, to direct the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge for Exclusive Trial of Cases under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Thanjavur, to accept the surrender of the petitioner and consider and dispose of his bail application on the very 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD).No.17351 of 2026 same day of surrender in connection with Crime No.0433 of 2026 on the file of the second respondent police, and pass such further or other orders as this Court may deem fit. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Paulmurugesh For R1 and R2 : Mr.B.Arun Government Advocate (Crl.Side) ORDER The present petition has been filed by the sole accused in Crime No. 433 of 2026, on the file of the second respondent police seeking a direction as against the trial Court to consider the bail application of the petitioner on the same day of surrender. 2. Considering the averments in the petition, there shall be a direction to the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge for Exclusive Trial of Cases under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Thanjavur, to consider the bail application of the petitioner on the same day of surrender in Crime No.433 of 2026, after giving due opportunity to the defacto complainant. 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD).No.17351 of 2026 3. The petitioner shall surrender before the concerned Court on or before 27.08.2026. 4. With the above said observations, this Criminal Original Petition stands allowed. 13.08.2026 NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No ebsi To 1. The Principal District and Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge for Exclusive Trial of Cases under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Thanjavur. 2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kumbakonam Sub Division, Thanjavur District. 3. The Inspector of Police, Kumbakonam West Police Station, Thanjavur District. 4. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD).No.17351 of 2026 R.VIJAYAKUMAR,J. ebsi Crl.O.P(MD)No.17351 of 2026 13.08.2026 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis