Crl.O.P.(MD)No.13381 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 06.07.2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR CRL OP(MD). No. 13381 of 2026 Saravanan ...Petitioner Vs State of Tamil Nadu rep. by The Inspector of Police, Mallanginar Police Station, Virudhunagar District. (Crime No.91 of 2026) ...Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.V.Muthumani Advocate For Respondent : Mr.N.Balasubramanian Counsel for State of TN (Crl. Side) PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Bail in Cr.No. 91 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 15.05.2026, for the offences punishable under Sections 296(b), 118(1) and 351(3) of BNS, in Crime No.91 of 2026 on the file of the 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.13381 of 2026 respondent police, seeks bail. 2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner is ranked as A3 in this case. Due to family dispute, he joining hands with other two accused involved in attacking the deceased with wooden log and committed murder. 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 the petitioner is in custody from 15.05.2026 and ready to abide any condition imposed by this Court. Co-accused in this case has been released on bail by the order dated 12.06.2026 in Crl.O.P.(MD).No.10953 of 2026. The major allegation is only against one Chinna Karuppasamy, who is ranked as A1. As far as this petitioner is concerned there is no specific overt act against him. Hence, he prayed bail for the petitioner. 4. The learned Counsel appearing for the State reiterated the prosecution case and reported that the investigation in this case is still pending. The petitioner was arrested only recently. He opposed the grant of bail to the 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.13381 of 2026 petitioner. 5. This Court heard both sides and perused the materials available on record. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and nature of offences and the facts stated in the alteration report which reveals the role of other accused, that the deceased went to the house of the accused and picked up quarrel with them, which resulted in the present occurrence, and co-accused also released on bail, also considering the period of incarceration and I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioner subject to certain conditions. [a] Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on condition to execute a bond for a sum of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Kariapatti, and on further conditions that: [b] the petitioner shall report before the jurisdictional Court, daily at 10.30 a.m., on all working days, for a period of three weeks, thereafter as and when required for interrogation; 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.13381 of 2026 [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 51730]. [g] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 BNS. (K R S J) 06.07.2026 TM 4/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.13381 of 2026 To 1.The Judicial Magistrate, Kariapatti. 2.The Inspector of Police, Mallanginar Police Station, Virudhunagar District. (Crime No.91 of 2026) 3.The Superintendent, Sub Jail, Virudhunagar. 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.13381 of 2026 K. RAJASEKAR, J. TM ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No. 13381 of 2026 Date : 06.07.2026 6/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis