CRL OP(MD). No.14172 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 14/07/2026 PRESENT The HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR CRL OP(MD). No.14172 of 2026 Chinna Karuppasamy, 1/9, Kaliamman Kovil South Street, Valukkalotti, Kariyapatti, Virudhunagar District.. ... Petitioner/Accused No.1 Vs The State of Tamilnadu Rep By, The Inspector of Police, Mallanginar Police Station, Virudhunagar District. (In Crime No.91/2026). ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.V.Muthumani, Advocate. For Respondent : Mr.N.Balasubramanian, Counsel for State of TN (Crl.Side) PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER :- C-6B. For Bail in Crime No.91 of 2026 on the file of the Respondent Police. 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.14172 of 2026 ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner / Accused No.1, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 12.04.2026, for the offences punishable under Sections 296(b), 118(1) and 351(3) of BNS @ 296(b) and 103(1) of BNS, 2023, in Crime No.91 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail. 2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner is ranked as A1 in this case. Due to family dispute, he joining hands with other two accused involved in attacking the deceased with wooden log and committed murder. Hence, the case. 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 would further submit that the petitioner is in custody from 12.04.2026 and ready to abide any condition imposed by this Court. Co-accused in this case has been released on bail by the order dated 06.07.2026 in 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.14172 of 2026 Crl.O.P.(MD).No.13381 of 2026. Hence, he prayed bail for the petitioner. 4. The learned Counsel for the State of TN (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondent Police reiterated the prosecution case and reported that though the investigation has been concluded, the final report has not yet been filed and the investigating agency is awaiting the final opinion. Hence, 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 nature of offences, the alteration report clearly reveals the role of other accused, though it is stated that the petitioner also accompanied with other accused, the facts reveals that the deceased has went to the house of the accused and picked up quarrel with them, which resulted in the present occurrence, co-accused also released on bail and also considering the period of incarceration and I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioner 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.14172 of 2026 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/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned District Munsif Cum Judicial Magistrate, Kariapatti, and on further conditions that: [b] the petitioner shall report before the jurisdictional Court, daily at 10.30 a.m., on all working days, for a period of six weeks; [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 4/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.14172 of 2026 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 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. (K R S J) 14.07.2026 VSG TO 1.The learned District Munsif Cum Judicial Magistrate, Kariapatti. 2. The Officer-in-Charge, Sub Jail, Virudhunagar. 3.The Inspector of Police, Mallanginar Police Station, Virudhunagar District. 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.14172 of 2026 K. RAJASEKAR,J., vsg ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.14172 of 2026 Date : 14/07/2026 6/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis