CRL OP(MD). No.13922 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 10/07/2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR CRL OP(MD). No.13922 of 2026 Vinoth ... Petitioner/Accused No.5 Vs The State of Tamil Nadu Rep, By, The Inspector of Police,, Aranthangai Police Station, Pudukkottai District. (Crime No.253 of 2026). ... Respondent/Complainant PRAYER :- For Bail in Crime No.253 of 2026 on the file of the Respondent Police. For Petitioner : D.Rameshkumar, Advocate. For Respondent : Mr.N.Balasubramanian, Counsel For State of TN (Crl.Side) ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner / Accused, who is arrested and remanded to judicial 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.13922 of 2026 custody on 18.05.2026, for the offences punishable under Sections 137(2), 191(2), 191(3), 296(b), 103(1), 238 and 351(3), 304 of BNS , in Crime No.253 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail. 2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner 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 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 further submitted that the petitioner herein ranked as A5 however, his name has not been found place in the FIR and the petitioner has no bad antecedents and the co-accused (A1, A3 & A4) were also released on bail by this Court. The petitioner is in custody from 18.05.2026 and ready to 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.13922 of 2026 abide any condition imposed by this Court. Hence, he prayed bail for the petitioner. 4. The learned counsel appearing for the State reiterated the prosecution 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 petitioner has no bad antecedents. However, he opposed to grant 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, the nature of offence, that the petitioner has 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 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.20,000/- 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.13922 of 2026 (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) 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 petitioner 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; [c] the petitioner 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 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 4/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.13922 of 2026 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. 10.07.2026 dss To 1.The Judicial Magistrate, Aranthangi, Pudukkottai District. 2.The Inspector of Police, Aranthangi Police Station, Pudukkottai District. 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 OP(MD). No.13922 of 2026 K. RAJASEKAR,J DSS ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.13922 of 2026 Date : 10/07/2026 6/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis