Crl.O.P.(MD)No.13457 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. 13457 of 2026 Veera Sooran ...Petitioner Vs State of Tamil Nadu rep. by The Inspector of Police, Tiruchuli Police Station, Virudhunagar District. (Crime No.201 of 2026) ...Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.B.Micheal Ssebastin 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. 201 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 19.05.2026, for the offences punishable under Section 303(2), 296(b), 351(3) of BNS and Section 25(1)(a) of Arms Act, in Crime No.201 of 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.13457 of 2026 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail. 2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner joining hands with other accused involved in steeling of motor bike belongs to the defacto complainant. When the same was questioned by the defacto complainant, they threatened him with dire consequences. 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 submitted that the petitioner was arrested earlier on 17.05.2026. He was implicated in two cases in Crime Nos.201 of 2026 and 198 of 2026. He was released on bail by this Court in respect of Crime No.198 of 2026 vide order dated 06.07.2026 in Crl.O.P.(MD).No.12659 of 2026. He is ready to co-operate for investigation. Hence, he prayed bail for the petitioner. 4. The learned Counsel appearing for the State reiterated the prosecution case and reported that the petitioner has 13 previous case and he is the habitual offender. Investigation in this case is still pending. He opposed the grant of bail to the petitioner. 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.13457 of 2026 5. This Court heard both sides and perused the materials available on record. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, considering the nature of offence, the bike was recovered, though the petitioner has 13 previous cases, he was released on bail by this Court in respect of Crime No.198 of 2026 vide order dated 06.07.2026 in Crl.O.P.(MD).No.12659 of 2026 and also considering the period of incarceration, 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.15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand only) with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Thiruchuli, and on further conditions that: [b] the petitioner shall stay at Salem and report before the Inspector of Police, Salem Town Police Station (L & O), Salem, 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 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.13457 of 2026 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) 07.07.2026 TM To 1.The Judicial Magistrate, Thiruchuli. 4/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.13457 of 2026 2.The Inspector of Police, Tiruchuli Police Station, Virudhunagar District. (Crime No.201 of 2026) 3.The Inspector of Police, Salem Town Police Station (L & O), Salem. 4.The Superintendent, Central Jail, Madurai. 5.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.13457 of 2026 K. RAJASEKAR, J. TM ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No. 13457 of 2026 Date : 07.07.2026 6/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis