Crl.O.P.(MD)No.10962 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 15.06.2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. DHANABAL CRL OP(MD). No. 10962 of 2026 Palanikumar ...Petitioner Vs State of Tamil Nadu rep. by The Inspector of Police, Anna Nagar Police Station, Madurai District. (Crime No.13 of 2026) ...Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.S.Vikraman Advocate For Respondent : Mr.G.Ganesh Kumar Government Advocate (Crl. Side) PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Bail in Cr.No. 13 of 2026 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 20.05.2026, for the offences punishable under Sections 318(4) of BNS (420 of IPC), in Crime No.13 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail. 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.10962 of 2026 2. The case of the prosecution is that the defacto complainant is working in IDFC Bank, Anna Nagar Branch, Gold Loan Sector. The accused persons introduced themselves to the defacto complainant. The 2nd accused had mortgaged his jewels with another Bank. To redeem the jewels he demanded loan from the defacto complainant's Bank. She arranged the loan amount. After that she found that the jewels were low touch jewels. Hence, she demanded the 2nd accused to give the money and take back the jewels. But, he failed. Hence, the case. 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. All the transactions were only by the 2nd accused. The A1 and A2, who are the main accused in this case were arrested and released on bail. The petitioner is A3. The petitioner has no roll in these transactions. Hence, he prayed bail for the petitioner. 4. The learned Government Advocate (crl. Side) appearing for the respondent would submit that the offence are grave in nature. The accused persons cheated the defacto complainant by giving low touch gold jewels. The 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.10962 of 2026 petitioner has no previous case. Investigation is still pending. Hence, he opposed the grant of 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, considering the nature of charges levelled against the petitioner, there is a dispute between the parties in respect of the pledging of the jewels and the purity of the gold, even according to the prosecution part of the amount was already repaid, the petitioner has no previous case against him, already co- accused namely A1 and A2 have been released on bail,, and considering 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, 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 No.VI, Madurai, and on further conditions that: [b] the petitioner shall report before the respondent police, 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.10962 of 2026 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 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) 15.06.2026 TM 4/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.10962 of 2026 To 1.The Judicial Magistrate No.VI, Madurai. 2.The Inspector of Police, Anna Nagar Police Station, Madurai District. (Crime No.13 of 2026) 3.The Superintendent, Sub Jail, Melur. 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.10962 of 2026 P. DHANABAL, J. TM ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No. 10962 of 2026 Date : 15.06.2026 6/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis