CRL OP No. 11920 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 7 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 07-05-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MRS.JUSTICE L.VICTORIA GOWRI CRL OP No. 11920 of 2026 Imthiyas S/o. Basheer Ali, No.13/6 Vijaya Raghava Street, West Saidapet, Saidapet, Chennai District. ..Petitioner(s) Vs The State Rep by The Inspector of Police J-1, Saidapet Police Station, Chennai District, Crime No.162 of 2026. ..Respondent(s) CRL OP No. 11920 of 2026 To enlarge the petitioner on bail in Crime No. 162 of 2026 ont he file of the respondent police and thsu render Justice. CRL OP No. 11920 of 2026 For Petitioner(s): P.Muthamizhselvakumar For Respondent(s): Mr.V.J.Priyadarsana, Government Advocate. Order The Court made the following order :- The petitioner is the Accused in Crime No. 162 of 2026 of J-1 Saidapet Police Station, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 11920 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 7 07.04.2026 for the offences under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 126(2), 1152 (2), 118(1) 190(2), 351 (3) of BNS, seeks bail. 2.The case of the prosecution is that on 05.04.2025 at about 11 pm, near Kothachavadi Housing Board Bus stop, the petitioner along with others allegedly attached the defacto complainant with a knife due to previous enmity abused and threatened him and caused injured. Based on the hospital antinomian and complaint, the respondent police registered the present case under the above said provisions of law. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is an innocent person and he has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. However, he has been arrested and he is languishing in jail from 07..04.2026. Therefore, he prays for grant of bail. 4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondent reiterated the prosecution case. He further submitted that the petitioners attacked the defacto complainant and caused severe injuries to him. Hence, he opposed to grant bail to the petitioner. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 11920 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 7 5.Considering the facts and circumstances and considering the period of incarceration, and the injured person discharged from hospital, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner on certain conditions. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail, on executing a bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned IX Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Saidapet and on further conditions that, a)the sureties shall affix their photographs and left thumb impression in the surety bond and the Magistrate/concerned court may obtain a copy of their Aadhar card or Bank Pass Book to ensure their identity; b)the petitioner shall report before the respondent police daily at 10.30 a.m., for two weeks and thereafter, as and when required for interrogation, until further orders; c)the petitioner shall not tamper with evidence or witness; d)the petitioner shall not abscond during trial; https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 11920 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 7 e)On breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the learned Magistrate/Trial Court is entitled to take appropriate action against the petitioner in accordance with law as if the conditions have been imposed and the petitioner released on bail by the learned Magistrate/Trial Court himself as laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in P.K.Shaji vs. State of Kerala [(2005)AIR SCW 5560]. f) If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 of BNS. 07-05-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No JRS/bkn https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 11920 of 2026 __________ Page5 of 7 TO 1.The IX Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Saidapet 2. The Central Prison, Puzhal. 3.The Inspector of Police, J-1, Saidapet Police Station, Chennai District, Crime No.162 of 2026. 4.The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 11920 of 2026 __________ Page6 of 7 L.VICTORIA GOWRI J. JRS CRL OP No. 11920 of 2026 07-05-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 11920 of 2026 __________ Page7 of 7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis