Balamuruga Rathinavel v. The State, Represented By,

ORDER This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking a direction to the learned District Sessions Judge (Special Court for SC/ST Act), Chengalpet, to accept the surrender of the petitioner and to consider his bail application on the very same day in respect of Cr.No.32 of 2026 pending on the file of the respondent Police.

¶2Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) for respondents 1 and 2 and perused the materials on record.

¶3The case of the petitioner is that the petitioner and other persons have been arrayed as accused in Crime No.32 of 2026 for various offences including SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The case projected against the accused is that on 20.02.2026 at about 11.45 pm, they questioned the defacto complainant and his friends upon noticing them in a suspicious manner in the nearby Village. It is alleged that when the accused checked the mobile phone of the defacto complainant, they noticed photographs of certain political party leader on the back of the mobile phone. Suspecting that the defacto complainant and his friends were involved in political activities, a wordy quarrel arose, which allegedly led to assault and kidnapping. Page3 of 5

¶4The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case due to political rivalry.

¶5In view of the above factual position, there shall be a direction to the District Sessions Judge (Special Court for SC/ST Act), Chengalpet to consider the petitioner's bail application, preferably on the same day of his surrender, in connection with Crime No.32 of 2026 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, 1989. The petitioner shall surrender before the jurisdictional Court concerned within a period of fifteen days from the date of the receipt of a copy of this order.

¶6The Criminal Original Petition stands disposed of accordingly. 17-04-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order PVS Page4 of 5 To

¶1The District Sessions Judge (Special Court for SC/ST Act), Chengalpet

¶2The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Chengalpattu District.

¶3The Inspector of Police, Cheyyur Police Station, Chengalpattu District. Crime No.032 of 2026

¶4The Pubic Prosecutor, High Court, Madras. CRLoOPoNo.o9656oofo2026 M.NIRMALoKUMAR,oJ. PVS CRLoOPoNo.o9656oofo2026 17-04-2026 Page5oofo5

Page1 of 5 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 17-04-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M. NIRMAL KUMAR Balamuruga Rathinavel ..Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The State represented by, The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Chengalpattu District. 2. The Inspector of Police, Cheyyur Police Station, Chengalpattu District. Crime No.032 of 2026 ..Respondent(s) To pass an order of DIRECTION, directing the District Sessions Judge (Special Court for SC/ST Act), Chengalpet to accept the surrender of the Petitioner in Crime No.32 of 2026 pending investigation on the file of the Respondent and to consider and pass Orders on the Petitioner's bail application on the same day of their surrender on such terms and conditions and thus render Justice. For Petitioner(s): M/s.R.Ragavendran For Respondent(s): Mr.R.Vinothraja, Govt. Advocate (Crl. Side) Page2 of 5