Crl.O.P.(MD)No.13498 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 07.07.2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR CRL OP(MD). No. 13498 of 2026 1.Chandraleka @ Santhraleka 2.Kalaimagan 3.Raji ...Petitioners Vs State of Tamil Nadu rep. by The Inspector of Police, Kadamalaikundu Police Station, Theni District. (Crime No.338 of 2026) ...Respondent/Complainant For Petitioners : Mr.Kannan Gurusami 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. 338 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioners / Accused, who were arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 22.06.2026, for the offences punishable under Sections 191(2), 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.13498 of 2026 191(3), 296(b), 324(4), 329(4), 115(2), 118(1), 351(3), 109(1) of BNS, in Crime No.338 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail. 2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioners formed an unlawful assembly with deadly weapons, trespassed into the house of the defacto complainant, abused him, attacked him with the weapons and threatened him with dire consequences. Hence, the case. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners are innocent and they were falsely implicated in this case and he has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. The petitioners are in custody from 22.06.2026 and ready to abide any condition imposed by this Court. Hence, he prayed bail for the petitioners. 4. The learned Counsel appearing for the State reiterated the prosecution case and reported that the second petitioner has 6 previous cases and the other petitioners have no previous case. There is counter case has also been registered. The injured was discharged from the hospital. Investigation in this case is still pending. Hence, he prays to dismiss this application. 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.13498 of 2026 5. This Court heard both sides and perused the materials available on records. 6. Considering the bad antecedents of the second petitioner that he has 6 previous cases, this court is not inclined to grant bail to the second petitioner. Accordingly, this petition stands dismissed in respect of the second petitioner. 7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, that the first and third petitioners have no previous case, the injured was discharged from the hospital, investigation is still pending and considering the period of incarceration, I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioners 1 and 3 subject to certain conditions. [a] Accordingly, the petitioners 1 and 3 are ordered to be released on bail on condition to execute a bond for a sum of Rs.15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand only) each with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Andipatti and on further conditions that: [b] the petitioners 1 and 3 shall report before the respondent police, daily at 10.30 a.m., 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.13498 of 2026 [c] the petitioners 1 and 3 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 petitioners 1 and 3 shall not abscond either during investigation or trial; [e] the petitioners 1 and 3 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 1 and 3 in accordance with law as if the conditions have been imposed and the petitioners 1 and 3 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) 07.07.2026 TM 4/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.13498 of 2026 To 1.The Judicial Magistrate, Andipatti 2.The Inspector of Police, Kadamalaikundu Police Station, Theni District. (Crime No.338 of 2026) 3.The Superintendent, District Jail, Theni. 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.13498 of 2026 K. RAJASEKAR, J. TM ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No. 13498 of 2026 Date : 07.07.2026 6/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis