Crl.O.P.No.26161 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 23-09-2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR CRL OP NO.26161 of 2025 Sureshkumar ... Petitioner/ Accused Vs The State rep. by, The Station House Officer, Kadampuliur Police Station, Cuddalore. (Crime No.237 of 2025) ... Respondent PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to grant bail to the petitioner/accused in Crime No.237 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioner(s) : Mr. G. Nirmal Krishnan For Respondent(s) : Mr. A. Gopinath Government Advocate (Crl. Side) ******* 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.26161 of 2025 ORDER The petitioner, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 04.08.2025, for the offences punishable under Sections 331(4) and 305(a) of BNS (corresponds to Sections 457 and 380 of IPC) in Crime No.237 of 2025, registered on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail. 2. The case of the prosecution is that on 25.07.2025 at about 07:00 a.m., the petitioner along with other accused break open the defacto complainant's house and stolen 175 sovereigns of gold jewels. Hence, this case. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner was falsely implicated in this case and the petitioner is in judicial custody since 04.08.2025 and the petitioner is ready to abide by any conditions that may be imposed by this Court and sought for bail to the petitioner. 4. The learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) appearing for the respondent while opposing the bail to the petitioner, reiterated the 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.26161 of 2025 prosecution case and states that totally 175 sovereigns of gold jewels were stolen and only 95 sovereigns of gold recovered till date and the balance sovereigns of gold jewels have not yet been recovered and the investigation is pending. 5. Considering the facts, gravity of offence, taking note of the fact that still huge sovereigns of gold jewels is yet to be recovered and the investigation is pending, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, this criminal original petition stands dismissed. 23.09.2025 stn 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.26161 of 2025 K. RAJASEKAR, J. stn To 1. The Station House Officer, Kadampuliur Police Station, Cuddalore. (Crime No.237 of 2025) 2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. Crl.O.P. No.26161 of 2025 23.09.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis