CRL OP(MD). No. 8494 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 29.04.2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. DHANABAL CRL OP(MD). No. 8494 of 2026 M.A.Mutharasu ...Petitioner/Accused -1 Vs State of Tamil Nadu rep. by The Inspector of Police, Karur Town Police Station, Karur. (Crime No. 263 of 2026 ) ...Respondent For Petitioner : Mr.M.Arun Prakash Advocate. For Respondent : Mr.P.Kottai Chamy Government Advocate (Crl.Side) PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.482 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Cr.No. 263 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No. 8494 of 2026 The petitioner, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent for the offences punishable under Sections 118(ii), 296(b), 351(iii) of BNS, 2023 in Crime No. 263 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. The case of the prosecution is that on 08.04.2026, when the defacto complainant was working, the petitioner and other accused were, on the guise of asking match boxes, quarrelling with the defacto complainant and A2 attacked him with bricks and the petitioner attacked him on the head with iron pan. Hence, the case. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is innocent and he was falsely implicated in this case and he is no way connected in the above said incident. He has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. Hence, he prayed to grant Anticipatory Bail to the petitioner. 4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) would submit 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No. 8494 of 2026 that based on the complaint given by the defacto complainant, a case has been registered for the offences punishable under Sections 118(ii), 296(b), 351(iii) of BNS, 2023 in Crime No. 263 of 2026. He further submits that the petitioner has four previous cases, which are not similar in nature and the injured was discharged from the hospital. He would further submit that the investigation is pending and the offences are grave in nature and hence, he opposed to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 5. Heard both sides and perused the materials available on record. 6. Considering the rival submissions made on either side and the nature of offences charged against the petitioner, and considering the facts that though the petitioner has four previous cases, the same are not similar in nature and in all cases, the petitioner was granted bail and also the injured was discharged from the hospital, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner, subject to the following conditions: [a] Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No. 8494 of 2026 on anticipatory bail on condition to execute 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 Judicial Magistrate -1, Karur, and on further conditions that: [b] the petitioner shall report before the respondent police, daily at 10.30 a.m. for a period of thirty days, and thereafter as and when required for the interrogation. [c] the petitioner shall not commit any offences of similar nature. [d] the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial. [e] the petitioner shall not tamper with evidence or witness either during investigation or trial. [f] On breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the learned Judicial 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. 4/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No. 8494 of 2026 State of Kerala [(2005)AIR SCW 5560]. [g] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 B.N.S. (P D B J) 29.04.2026 apd To 1.The Judicial Magistrate -1, Karur. 2.The Inspector of Police, Karur Town Police Station, Karur. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 5/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No. 8494 of 2026 P. DHANABAL, J apd ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No. 8494 of 2026 Date : 29.04.2026 6/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis