SHETTU v. The State Rep By Deputy Superintendent of Police
Court: Madras High Court
Bench: HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA
Judgment date:
Case summary
Madras High Court judgment dated 2025-11-27. SHETTU v. The State Rep By Deputy Superintendent of Police. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
Crl. O. P. No. 32350 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 27. 11. 2025 CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A. D. JAGADISH CHANDIRA Crl. O. P. No. 32350 of 2025 Shettu ... Petitioner Vs. 1. The State represented by, The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sankari, Salem District. 2. The State represented by The Inspector of Police, Sankari Police Station, Salem District, (Crime No. 482 of 2025) 3. Vimala Devi ... Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita/Section 482 Cr. P. C, to direct the Special Court for SC/ST Act Cases, Salem to consider the Bail application of the petitioner in Crime No. 482 of 2025 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Sankari Police Station, Salem District, on the same day of his surrender. 1/4 https://www. mhc. tn. gov. in/judis Crl. O. P. No. 32350 of 2025 For Petitioners : Mr. K. V. Muthu Visakan For R1 & R2 : Mr. R.
Vinothraja Government Advocate (Criminal Side) O R D E R This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking a direction to the Special Court for SC/ST Act Cases, Salem, to accept the surrender of the petitioners and consequently consider their bail petition on the same day, on merits, in connection with Crime No. 482 of 2025 on the file of the second respondent Police. 2. In view of the specific bar under Section 18 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and also taking into consideration the possibility of misusing the pious intention of the Parliament against innocent persons, there shall be a direction to the Special Court for SC/ST Act Cases, Salem, to consider the petitioners' bail application, preferably on the same day of their surrender, in connection with Crime No.
482 of 2025 on the file of the second respondent Police and to pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, after affording due opportunity to the victims under Section 15-A of the SC/ST (POA) Act, 2/4 https://www. mhc. tn. gov. in/judis Crl. O. P. No. 32350 of 2025 1989. The petitioners shall surrender before the jurisdictional Court within a period of fifteen days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 3. In view of the above, the Criminal Original Petition stands allowed. 27. 11. 2025 shl Neutral Citation:Yes/No To 1. The Special Court for SC/ST Act Cases, Salem 2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sankari, Salem District. 3. The Inspector of Police, Sankari Police Station, Salem District 4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. 3/4 https://www. mhc. tn. gov. in/judis Crl. O. P. No. 32350 of 2025 A. D. JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J. shl Crl. O. P. No. 32350 of 2025 27. 11. 2025 4/4 https://www. mhc. tn. gov. in/judis
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