Ashok @ Ashokkumar v. The State of Tamilnadu
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, Madurai Bench (Sunder Mohan, J.), 07.11.2025, Crl.O.P.(MD)No.18472 of 2025 - Ashok @ Ashokkumar v. State of Tamil Nadu and others - Direction under Section 528 BNSS, 2023 to the Special Court, Pudukkottai to consider bail application on the same day of surrender in Crime No.257 of 2025 (Sections 126(2), 296(b), 115(2), 324(4) BNS, 2023; Sections 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s), 3(2)(va) SC/ST (POA) Act, 1989) notwithstanding Section 18 bar; victim hearing under Section 15-A; surrender within fifteen days; petition allowed.
What did the court decide?
Criminal Original Petition ordered: direction to the Special Court for the Exclusive Trial of SC and ST (POA) Act Cases, Pudukkottai to consider the petitioner's bail application on the same day of his surrender in connection with Crime No.257 of 2025, with notice to the victim before this Court dispensed with, victim's hearing under Section 15-A before the trial court, and surrender within fifteen days with advance intimation to the Public Prosecutor and the victim.