CRL OP/8122/2026 of Manimekalai Vs The State of Tamil Nadu rep. by

Crl.O.P.No.8122 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 01.04.2026 CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA Crl.O.P.No.8122 of 2026 1. Manimekalai 2. Jayasuriya 3. Pragalathan K 4. G.Balamurugan 5. B.Sunith 6. Thamizharasi 7. V.Thillaigovindan 8. R.Periyathambi 9. Indira @ Indiragandhi 10. Jayanthi 11. S.Dhanalakshmi 12. Selvi ... Petitioners Vs. 1. The State of Tamil Nadu represented by, The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore District. 2. The State represented by, The Inspector of Police, Kammapuram Police Station, Cuddalore District. (Crime No.27 of 2026) 3. Mahalashmi ... Respondents 1/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.8122 of 2026 PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita/Section 482 Cr.P.C, to direc t the learned District and Sessions Judge, Special Court for trial of cases under SC/ST (PoA) Act, Cuddalore, to consider the petitioners’ bail a pplication on the same day of their surrender in connection with the Crime No.27 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioners : Mr.K.M.Subrahmaniam For R1 & R2 : Mr.Leonard Arul Joseph Selvam Additional Public Prosecutor O R D E R The present Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking a direction to the learned District and Sessions Judge, Special C ourt for trial of cases under SC/ST (PoA) Act, Cuddalore District, to accept the surrender of the petitioners and consequently, consider their bail petition(s) on the same day, on merits, in connection with Crime No.27 of 2026 on the file of the second respondent police. 2. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for respondents 1 and 2 submitted that the petitioners/accused h ad abetted the victim to commit suicide and in this regard, the aforesa id case in Crime No.27 of 2026 came to be registered for the offences under Sec tions 296(b), 115(2), 351(2), 108 of BNS and Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the 2/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.8122 of 2026 Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. He further submitted that the third petitioner herein has already been arrested. 3. Recording the submission made by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, this Criminal Original Petition in respect of the third petitioner is closed. 4. In respect of the other petitioners, considering the specific bar under Section 18 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Preventi on of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and also taking into consideration the possibility of misusing the pious intention of the Parliament against innocent pe rsons, there shall be a direction to the jurisdictional Court, to consider the bail application(s) of petitioners 1, 2 & 4 to 12 preferably o n the same day of their surrender, in connection with Crime No.27 of 2026 on the file of the second respondent police and to pass appropriate orders in acco rdance with law, after affording due opportunity to the victims under Sec tion 15-A of the SC/ST (PoA) Act, 1989. Petitioners 1, 2 & 4 to 12 shall surrend er before the jurisdictional Court within a period of fifteen days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 3/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.8122 of 2026 5. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands allowed in respect of petitioners 1, 2 & 4 to 12. 01.04.2026 ham Neutral Citation: Yes/No To 1. The District and Sessions Judge, Special Court for trial of cases under SC/ST (PoA) Act , Cuddalore District. 2. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore District. 3. The Inspector of Police, Kammapuram Police Station, Cuddalore District 4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. 4/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.8122 of 2026 A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA , J. ham Crl.O.P.No.8122 of 2026 01.04.2026 5/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis