Crl.O.P.(MD)No.13583 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 08.07.2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR CRL OP(MD). No. 13583 of 2026 1.Udhayanithi 2.Arunkumar ...petitioners Vs State of Tamil Nadu rep. by The Inspector of Police, Aranthangi Police Station, Pudukkottai District. (Crime No.253 of 2026) ...Respondent/Complainant For petitioners : Mr.D.Rameshkumar 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. 253 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 01.05.2026, for the offences punishable under Sections 103(1), 137(2), 191(2), 191(3), 238, 296(b), 351(3), 304 of BNS , in Crime No.253 of 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.13583 of 2026 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seek bail. 2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioners herein is the friend of A1 & A2, who are named accused in the FIR, and it is alleged that A1's wife was abused by the deceased in this case. Hence, A1 & A2, along with others, came to his house and abducted him and took him into a lonely place and tied his hands and brutally attacked him, which resulted in causing severe injuries, and subsequently, he succumbed to injuries. Hence, the present complaint has been registered. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners are innocent and they were falsely implicated in this case and they have not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. He further submitted that the petitioners herein ranked as A3 however, his name has not been found place in the FIR and the petitioners has no bad antecedents. Co- accused are also released on bail by this Court. The petitioners are in custody from 01.05.2026 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 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.13583 of 2026 case and reported that there are totally 5 accused in this case and all the accused were arrested and in custody and the investigation is still pending. He further submitted that the petitioners have no bad antecedents. However, he opposed to grant bail to the petitioners. 5. This Court heard both sides and perused the materials available on record. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature of offence, that the petitioners have no previous case, co-accused in this case has also been released on bail and also considering the period of incarceration, I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioners subject to certain conditions. [a] Accordingly, the petitioners are ordered to be released on bail on condition to execute a bond for a sum of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) each with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Aranthangi, Pudukkottai District, 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, thereafter as and when required for interrogation; 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.13583 of 2026 [c] the petitioners 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 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. (K R S J) 08.07.2026 TM 4/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.13583 of 2026 To 1.The Judicial Magistrate, Aranthangi, Pudukkottai District. 2.The Inspector of Police, Aranthangi Police Station, Pudukkottai District. (Crime No.253 of 2026) 3.The Superintendent, District Prison, Pudukkottai. 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.13583 of 2026 K. RAJASEKAR, J. TM ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No. 13583 of 2026 Date : 08.07.2026 6/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis