CRL OP(MD). No.11661 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 19/06/2026 PRESENT The HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. DHANABAL CRL OP(MD). No.11661 of 2026 Vingesh ... Petitioner/Accused Vs State of Tamilnadu Rep by Inspector of Police, Sattur Town Police Station, Virudhunagar District. In Crime No. 287 of 2026.. ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.Kottaichamy P, For Respondent : Mr.G.Ganesh Kumar, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Bail in Crime No. 287 of 2026 on the file of the Respondent Police. 1/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.11661 of 2026 ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner / Accused, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 29.05.2026 for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 296(b), 351(3) and Section 3 of TNPPDL Act r/w 25(1) (a) of Arms Act in Crime No. 287 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail. 2. The case of the prosecution is that on 28.05.2026 at about 05.45p.m., while the defacto complainant was working as a Driver in the Fire Office vehicle and drove the vehicle hear Mettamalai Ambedkar Colony, the accused drove his two wheeler in front of his vehicle. When the defacto complainant flown horn, the petitioner waylaid him and abused and also threatened him to kill with aruval. 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. He would further submit that no one injured in the 2/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.11661 of 2026 occurrence. The petitioner has been arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 29.05.2026. 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. He would further submit that though charge sheet has been filed before the concerned Court, considering the nature of offence and previous antecedents of the petitioner, 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, the nature of the offence and the fact that nobody injured in this case and further considering the fact that though the petitioner has previous cases to his credit, he has already been granted bail in those cases, as well as taking into account of the period of 3/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.11661 of 2026 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, Sattur, 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, thereafter, as and when required for interrogation before the respondent; [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 4/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.11661 of 2026 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) 19.06.2026 PNM 5/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.11661 of 2026 TO 1.The Judicial Magistrate, Sattur. 2. The Superintendent, District Jail, Virudhunagar 3. The Inspector of Police, Sattur Town Police Station, Virudhunagar District. 4. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 6/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.11661 of 2026 P. DHANABAL,J PNM ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.11661 of 2026 Date : 19/06/2026 7/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis