CRL OP(MD). No.13836 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.13836 of 2026 1. Karthikeyan 2. Nikil @ Nibil ... Petitioners/Accused No.4&5 Vs The State of Tamilnadu Rep By, The Inspector of Police, Pattukottai Taluk, Police Station, Thanjavur. (Crime No.186 of 2026). ... Respondent/Complainant PRAYER :- For Bail in Crime No.186 of 2026 on the file of the respondent Police. For Petitioners : Dr.R.Alagumani, Advocate. For Respondent : Mr.N.Balasubramanian, Counsel For State of TN (Crl.Side) ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioners / Accused, who were arrested and remanded to 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.13836 of 2026 judicial custody on 05.06.2026, for the offences punishable under Sections 25(1A) of Arms Act r/w Section 4(a) of Explosive Substances Act, 1908, in Crime No.186 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seek bail. 2. The allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioners were found in possession of patta knife and also explosive substance for the purpose of making a country made bomb. Hence, the case has been registered and the petitioners were arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 05.06.2026. 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 would further submitted that purely on suspicion, the petitioners have been arrested and they were not in possession of any of the material and they are in custody from 05.06.2026 and they have ready to abide any condition imposed by this Court. Hence, he prayed bail for the petitioners. 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.13836 of 2026 4. The learned Counsel appearing for the State reiterated the prosecution case and reported that there are totally 5 accused in this case and the petitioners were ranked as A4 and A5 and the investigation is still pending and they have no previous case. However, he opposed the grant of 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, considering the nature of offence, the petitioners have no previous case, and also considering the period of incarceration and the allegation against the petitioners is that they were in possession of knife and some materials which is alleged to have been for the purpose of making a country made bomb, 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/- 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.13836 of 2026 (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) each with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Pattukottai, Thanjavur District, and on further conditions that: [b] the petitioners shall report before the respondent police, daily Evening at 06.00 p.m., for a period of two weeks, thereafter as and when required for interrogation; [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 4/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.13836 of 2026 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. 10.07.2026 dss To 1.The Judicial Magistrate, Pattukottai, Thanjavur District. 2.The Inspector of Police, Pattukottai Taluk, Police Station, Thanjavur. 3.The Superintendent, District Jail, Pudukottai. 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.13836 of 2026 K. RAJASEKAR,J DSS ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.13836 of 2026 Date : 10/07/2026 6/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis