CRL OP(MD). No. 11920 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 06.07.2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.RAJASEKAR CRL OP(MD). No. 11920 of 2026 1.Karthi @ Karthikeyan 2.Azhagesan 3.Aarthi ...Petitioners/Accused Vs State of Tamil Nadu rep. by The Inspector of Police, Nachiyarkovil Police Station Thanjavur. (Crime No. 468 of 2026 ) ...Respondent/Complainant For Petitioners : Mr.R.L.Dhilipan Pandian Advocate. 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 Cr.No. 468 of 2026 on the file of the 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No. 11920 of 2026 respondent police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioners, who apprehend arrest at the hands of the respondent for the offences punishable under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 296(b), 118(1), 324(4), 351(3) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, @ 109(1) of BNS, 2023 in Crime No. 468 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seek anticipatory bail. 2. The case of the prosecution is that due to family dispute, on 07.06.2026, the petitioners attacked the defacto complainant and two others with aruval, causing injuries on three persons. Hence, the case. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners were falsely implicated in this case. The injured were discharged from the hospital and the petitioners are ready to cooperate with the investigation. Hence, he prayed to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 4. The learned Counsel for State of TN (Crl.Side) reiterated the 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No. 11920 of 2026 prosecution case and submitted that three persons were injured in this case and injured were discharged from the hospital. He further submitted that the first petitioner has one previous case and the petitioners 2 and 3 have no previous case. He further submitted that the investigation is pending and the offences are grave in nature and hence, he opposed to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 5. Heard both sides and perused the materials available on record. 6. Considering the rival submissions made on either side and the nature of offences charged against the petitioners, and considering the facts that the injured were discharged from the hospital and though the first petitioner has one previous case, the petitioners 2 and 3 have no previous case, 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, 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No. 11920 of 2026 within a period of fifteen days from the date on which the order copy made ready, before the learned Judicial Magistrate-II, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, 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 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 4/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No. 11920 of 2026 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. 06.07.2026 LS To 1.The Judicial Magistrate-II, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur. 2.The Inspector of Police, Nachiyarkovil Police Station Thanjavur. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 5/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No. 11920 of 2026 K.RAJASEKAR, J LS ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No. 11920 of 2026 Date : 06.07.2026 6/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis