BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 21.04.2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. DHANABAL CRL OP(MD). No. 7716 of 2026 James Pandi ...Petitioner/Accused No.1 Vs State of Tamil Nadu rep by The Inspector of Police, Valandur Police Station, Madurai District. (Crime No.28 of 2026) ...Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner:Mr.P.Praveenkumar For Respondent:Mr.B.Nambi Selvan Additional Public Prosecutor PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER :-For bail in Crime No. 28 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police. 1/8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner/A1, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 28.03.2026 for the offences punishable under Sections 140(2) and 308(4) of BNS, 2023, in Crime No.28 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail. 2. The case of the prosecution is that the defacto complainant purchased an Auto by arranging loan through the first accused for a sum of Rs.2,75,000/-. Thereafter, he sold the same to the first accused for a sum of Rs. 2,10,000/-. The first accused had only given a sum of Rs.2,00,000/-. Thereafter, on 25.03.2026, he kidnapped the defacto complainant along with four other accused persons. Thereafter, on knife point he demanded Rs.5,00,000/- from him and grabbed Rs.1,50,000/- and threatened him to give the remaining amount within three days and released him. After three days, the defacto 2/8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis complainant along with some two other persons went to the spot as stated by the first accused and caught hold him and handed over to the respondent police. Hence, the case. 3.The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is an 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. He would further submit that the co-accused were granted anticipatory bail by this Court. The petitioner has been arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 28.03.2026. Hence, he prays to grant bail to the petitioner. 4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) appearing for the respondent Police would submit that the investigation is pending and the offences are grave in nature. He would further 3/8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis submit that the petitioner has no previous cases. However, he strongly opposed to grant bail to the petitioner. 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, nature of offence, and considering the fact that there was a dispute in respect of sale, the occurrence was happened and the petitioner has no previous cases and the material part of the investigation might have been completed and the co-accused were granted anticipatory bail by this Court and also considering the period of incarceration undergone by the petitioner from 28.03.2026, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner subject to the following conditions: 4/8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis [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 Court No.II, Usilampatti, and on further conditions that: [b] the petitioner shall report before the respondent Police daily at 10.30 a.m., for a period of 30 days and thereafter as and when required for interrogation. [c] the petitioner shall not commit any offence similar to the offence of which she is accused, or suspected, or of the commission of which she is suspected; [d] the petitioner shall not abscond 5/8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 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]. 6/8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis [g] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 BNS. (P D B J) 21.04.2026 vsg To 1.The Judicial Magistrate Court No.II, Usilampatti. 2.The Inspector of Police, Valandur Police Station, Madurai District. 3.The Superintendent, Central Jail, Madurai. 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 7/8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis P.DHANABAL, J., vsg ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No. 7716 of 2026 Date : 21.04.2026 8/8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis