Crl.O.P.(MD)Nos.12899 and 12995 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). Nos.12899 and 12995 of 2026 1.Raja @ Sahagaya Arokiyaraj 2.Sri Rengaram ... Petitioners in Crl.O.P.(MD).No.12899 of 2026 Sri Rengaram ... Petitioner in Crl.O.P.(MD).No.12995 of 2026 Vs State of Tamil Nadu rep. by The Inspector of Police, Mandaiyur Police Station, Pudukkottai District. (Crime No.37 of 2026) ...Respondent/Complainant in both petitions For petitioners : Mr.M.Saravanakumar Advocate (Crl.O.P.(MD).No.12899 of 2026 For petitioner : Mr.K.Rajendran Advocate (Crl.O.P.(MD).No.12995 of 2026 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. 37 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- 1/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)Nos.12899 and 12995 of 2026 The petitioners / Accused, who were arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 12.06.2026, for the offences punishable under Sections 316(2), 126(2), 324(2), 351(2) of BNS, in Crime No.37 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail. 2. The case of the prosecution is that the defacto complainant has come forward to sell her property. Accordingly, one Vasanthakumar, who is proposed purchaser offered to pay a sum of Rs.1.5 Crore for selling the land belongs to the defacto complainant and paid Rs.15 lakhs and received the original title deeds. Later the defacto complainant refused to accept the same stating that the sale consideration is not sufficient. Hence, she demanded return back the original title deeds, which was handed over to A1 in this case. Subsequently, it reveals that the A1 has issued a legal notice as if there was an agreement between A1 and the defacto complainant for sale of defacto complainant's land for Rs.15 lakhs. Since A1 has trying to cheat the defacto complainant by blaming that there is sale agreement and payment of advance has been paid, the present complaint has been lodged by the defacto complainant. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner/A1 in Crl.O.P. (MD).No.12899 of 2026, submitted that the petitioner is an innocent and he has 2/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)Nos.12899 and 12995 of 2026 been falsely implicated in this case. The A1 is in custody from 12.06.2026 and he is ready to abide any condition to be imposed by this Court. He would further submit that an agreement was entered between the defacto complainant and the A1 for a sum of Rs.50 lakhs. Already Rs.48 lakhs have been paid. The remaining amount to be paid is Rs.2 lakhs. To avoid the sale of property the defacto complainant lodged the present complaint. He would further submit that since A2 has filed a separate petition in Crl.O.P.(MD).No.12995 of 2026, he not pressed the present petition in respect of A2. Hence, he prayed for grant of bail to the petitioners. 4.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner/A2 in Crl.O.P. (MD).N.12995 of 2026 submitted that the petitioner is an innocent and he was falsely implicated in this case. He would further submitted that the petitioner is only land Broker and not directly involved in this case. He is in custody from 12.06.2026 and ready to co-operate for investigation. Hence, he prayed bail for the petitioner/A2. 5. The learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) appearing for the respondent police reiterated the prosecution case and submitted that there is no previous case. Now the original title deeds have been recovered. However, he 3/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)Nos.12899 and 12995 of 2026 opposed to grant bail to the petitioners. 6. I have gone through the FIR and also the connected materials. 7. Considering the nature of allegations against the petitioners, considering the fact that the A1 is known person to the defacto complainant and she already had some financial transactions with him, it is also admitted that she approached A1 for sale of land and handed over the documents, now the documents were also recovered and also considering the period of incarceration undergone by the petitioners, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioners in both petitions subject to certain conditions. [a] Accordingly, the petitioners is ordered to be released on bail on condition to execute a bond for a sum of Rs.15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand only) with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Keeranur, and on further conditions that: [b] the petitioners shall report before the respondent police daily at 10.30 a.m., for a period of four weeks and thereafter as and when required for interrogation: [c] the petitioners shall not commit any offence similar to the 4/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)Nos.12899 and 12995 of 2026 offence of which he/she is accused, or suspected, or of the commission of which he/she is suspected; [d] the petitioners shall not abscond either during investigation or trial; [e] the petitioners 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 petitioners in accordance with law as if the conditions have been imposed and the petitioners 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. 8. Crl.O.P.(MD).No.12899 of 2026 stands dismissed as not pressed in 5/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)Nos.12899 and 12995 of 2026 respect of the second petitioner/A2. (K R S J) 06.07.2026 TM To 1.The Judicial Magistrate, Keeranur. 2.The Inspector of Police, Mandaiyur Police Station, Pudukkottai District. (Crime No.37 of 2026) 3.The Superintendent, District Prison, Pudukkottai. 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 6/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)Nos.12899 and 12995 of 2026 y K. RAJASEKAR, J. TM ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) Nos.12899 and 12995 of 2026 Date : 06.07.2026 7/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis