CRL OP(MD). No.13259 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 03/07/2026 PRESENT The HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR CRL OP(MD). No.13259 of 2026 Veerasamy, S/o.Velu, No.396, South Street, Nanjur, Kulathur Taluk, Pudukkottai District.. ... Petitioner/Accused No.2 Vs The State of Tamilnadu Rep By, The Inspector of Police, Mathur Police Station, Pudukkottai District. Cr.No.126/2026.. ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Ms.A.Banumathy, Advocate. For Respondent : Mr.N.Balasubramanian, Counsel for State of TN (Crl.Side) 1/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.13259 of 2026 PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER :- C-33B. For Bail in Cr.No.126 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner / Accused No.2, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 12.06.2026, for the offences punishable under Section 296(b) and 308(4) of BNS, r/w Section 4 and 25(1B)(b) of Arms Act, in Crime No.126 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail. 2. The case of the prosecution is that on 11.06.2026, the petitioner joined hands with other accused waylaid the defacto complainant and abused him in filthy language and also extracted a sum of Rs.68,000/- from him. Hence, the case was registered and the petitioner and other accused were arrested. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is innocent, he was falsely implicated in this case and 2/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.13259 of 2026 he has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. She would further submit that the petitioner is in custody from 12.06.2026 and ready to abide any condition imposed by this Court. Hence, he prayed bail for the petitioner. 4. The learned Counsel for the State of TN (Crl. Side) appearing for the State reiterated the prosecution case and reported that the petitioner has ten previous cases. Investigation is still pending. He opposed the grant of bail to the petitioner. 5. This Court heard both sides and perused the materials available on record. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and also considering the fact that the petitioner has ten previous cases and the petitioner along with other accused extracted a sum of Rs.68,000/- from the defacto complainant and the investigation is still pending and therefore, there are no grounds to grant bail to the petitioner. Hence, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage. 3/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.13259 of 2026 7.Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands dismissed. (K R S J) 03.07.2026 vsg TO 1.The Inspector of Police, Mathur Police Station, Pudukkottai District. 2. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 4/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.13259 of 2026 K. RAJASEKAR,J., vsg ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.13259 of 2026 Date : 03/07/2026 5/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis