Crl.O.P.(MD)No.6348 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 01.04.2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. DHANABAL CRL OP(MD). No. 6348 of 2026 Tamilazhagan @ Pencil ... Petitioner Vs State of Tamil Nadu rep. by The Inspector of Police, Karur Town Police Station, Karur District. (Crime No.1077 of 2025) ...Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.K.C.Maniyarasu Advocate. For Respondent : Mr.B.Nambi Selvan Additional Public Prosecutor PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Bail in Cr.No. 1077 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner / Accused, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 19.12.2025 for the offences punishable under Sections 111(2)(b) and 111(3) of BNS of IPC, in Crime No.1077 of 2025, on the file of the 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.6348 of 2026 respondent police, seeks bail. 2. The case of the prosecution is that on 05.12.2025 at 06.00 p.m., when the defacto complainant along with friends standing near the Employment Office, the accused persons came there, abused them in filthy language demanding amount and assaulted them with hands and billhook and taken away Rs.300/- from his pocket. Hence, the case. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is an innocent person and has not involved in any offence as alleged in the FIR. Co-accused has been released on bail. Though the petitioner was detained under Act 14, subsequently, it was revoked. Therefore, prayed to grant bail for the petitioner. 4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent would submit that petitioner was detained under Act 14, thereafter, it was revoked. At the knife point, the petitioner demanded money from the defacto complainant. There are 8 previous cases pending against the petitioner, including the cases under Sections 302 IPC and NDPS Act. Hence, he vehemently opposed the grant of bail to the petitioner. 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.6348 of 2026 5. This Court heard both sides and perused the materials available on record. 6. Considering the rival submissions made by the learned counsel on either side, considering the nature of offence, and the petitioner was detained under Act 14/1982, later it was set aside, though the petitioner has previous cases, he was granted bail in all those cases and the co-accused in this case has already been released on bail and also considering the period of incarceration, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner subject to the following conditions: [a] Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on 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 Judicial Magistrate No.I, Karur, and on further conditions that: [b] the petitioner shall report before the jurisdictional Magistrate Court, daily at 10.30 a.m., until further orders. [c] the petitioner shall not commit any offence similar to the offence of which he/she is accused, or suspected, or of the 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.6348 of 2026 commission of which he/she is suspected; [d] the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial; [e] the petitioner shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade her from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence; [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. State of Kerala [(2005)AIR SCW 5560]. [g] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 BNS. (P D B J) 01.04.2026 TM To 1.The Judicial Magistrate No.I, Karur. 4/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.6348 of 2026 2.The Inspector of Police, Karur Town Police Station, Karur District. (Crime No.1077 of 2025) 3.The Superintendent, Central Jail, Karur. 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 5/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.6348 of 2026 P. DHANABAL, J. TM ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No. 6348 of 2026 Date : 01.04.2026 6/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis