Crl.O.P.(MD).No.13176 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.13176 of 2026 1.Ramesh Kumar 2.Siranjeevi 3.Rajeshwari ... Petitioners/Accused 2 to 4 Vs The State of Tamil Nadu rep. by, The Sub-Inspector of Police, Thathaiyangarpettai Police Station, Musiri Taluk, Trichy District. (Crime No.134 of 2026) ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioners : Mr.N.Sudhagar Nagaraj For Respondent : Mr.N.Balasubramanian Counsel for State of TN (Crl.Side) PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.482 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No.134/2026 on the file of the Respondent Police. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD).No.13176 of 2026 ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioners/accused, who apprehend arrest at the hands of the respondent for the offences punishable under Section 296(b), 115(2), 118(1), 351(3) of BNS and Section 4 of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harrassment of Women (Amendment) Act, 2002, in Crime No.134 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seek anticipatory bail. 2. The case of the prosecution is that due to drainage dispute, on 15.06.2026, the petitioners abused the defacto complainant's husband in filthy language and attacked her and her family members with hands and legs and threatened them with dire consequences. Hence, the complaint has been registered. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners are innocent and they were falsely implicated in this case. They have not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. He would further submit that the injured was discharged from the hospital and no previous case is pending against the petitioners. He would also submit that the petitioners are ready to cooperate with the investigation. Hence, he prays to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD).No.13176 of 2026 4. The learned counsel for State (Crl. Side) reiterated the prosecution case and would submit that the offences committed by the accused are grave in nature and the investigation is still pending. Hence, he opposes to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. He would further submit that the injured was discharged from the hospital and no previous case is pending against the petitioners. 5. Heard both sides and perused the materials available on record. 6. Considering the rival submissions on either side and the nature of offences charged against the petitioners and the fact that the injured was discharged from the hospital and no previous case is pending against the petitioners, I am of the view that custodial interrogation is not necessary in this case and hence, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners, subject to the following conditions: [a] Accordingly, the petitioners are ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on their appearance, within a period of fifteen days from the date on which the order copy made ready, before the learned Judicial Magistrate, Thuraiyur, Trichy District, on condition that the petitioners shall execute a bond for a sum of Rs.15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand only) each with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD).No.13176 of 2026 Magistrate concerned and on further conditions that: [b] the petitioners shall report before the respondent Police, daily at 10.30 a.m., for a period of two weeks, and thereafter as and when required for the interrogation. [c] the petitioners shall cooperate with the investigation. [d] the petitioners shall not commit any offences of similar nature. [e] the petitioners shall not abscond either during investigation or trial. [f] the petitioners shall not tamper with evidence or witness either during investigation or trial. [g] 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 5560]. [h] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 B.N.S. 03.07.2026 Lm https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD).No.13176 of 2026 TO 1.The Judicial Magistrate, Thuraiyur, Trichy District. 2.The Sub-Inspector of Police, Thathaiyangarpettai Police Station, Musiri Taluk, Trichy District. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD).No.13176 of 2026 K.RAJASEKAR,J. Lm ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.13176 of 2026 Date : 03.07.2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis