CRL OP(MD). No.10505 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 09/06/2026 PRESENT The HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. DHANABAL CRL OP(MD). No.10505 of 2026 Suthan ... Petitioner/Accused Vs The State of Tamilnadu, Rep By, The Inspector of Police, Veerakeralamputhur Police Station, Tenkasi District. Cr.No.121 of 2026.. ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.C.Rathna Vel Pandian, For Respondent : Mr.G.Ganesh Kumar, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Bail in Cr.No.121 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police. 1/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.10505 of 2026 ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner / Accused, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 27.05.2026 for the offences punishable under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 296(b), 115(2), 308(4), 238 and 351(3) of BNS and Section 25(1A) of Arms Act in Crime No. 121 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail. 2. The case of the prosecution is that on previous motive, the accused persons asked the defacto complainant to meet them on 25.05.2026 at 07.40 p.m., at Kaluneerkulam. Agreed to the same, the defacto complainant went to the occurrence spot. At that time, the accused persons conspired together and assaulted the defacto complainant and took away a sum of Rs.2,700/- from him and made him to transfer a sum of Rs.10,000/- to one of the accused persons and also threatened him with dire consequences. Hence the case. 2/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.10505 of 2026 3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is innocent and he was falsely implicated in this case and he has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. He would further submit that no one injured in this case. The petitioner has been arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 27.05.2026. Therefore, prayed to grant bail for the petitioner. 4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondent would submit that based on the complaint lodged by the defacto complainant, the case has been registered against the accused persons. Though the petitioner has no previous cases, considering the nature of offence and stage of investigation, he strongly opposed to grant bail to the petitioner. 5. This Court heard both sides and perused the materials available on record. 3/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.10505 of 2026 6.Considering the rival submissions made by the learned counsel on either side, the nature of the offence and the fact that no one injured in this case and further considering the fact that the petitioner has no previous cases to his credit, as well as the period of incarceration undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner subject to the following conditions: [a] Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is allowed and 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 learned Judicial Magistrate, Alangulam, Tenkasi District, and on further conditions that: [b] the petitioner shall report before the respondent police every Saturday at 10.30 a.m., for a period of four weeks and thereafter as and when required for interrogation. [c] the petitioner shall not commit any offence similar to the offence of which he/she is accused, or suspected, or of the commission of which he/she is suspected; 4/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.10505 of 2026 [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 him 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) 09.06.2026 PNM 5/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.10505 of 2026 TO 1. The Judicial Magistrate, Alangulam, Tenkasi District. 2. Do-Through The Chief Judicial Magistrate, Tenkasi District. 3. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Palayamkottai. 4. The Inspector of Police, Veerakeralamputhur Police Station, Tenkasi District. 5. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 6/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.10505 of 2026 P. DHANABAL,J PNM ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.10505 of 2026 Date : 09/06/2026 7/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis