Crl.O.P.(MD)No.14388 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 15.07.2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR CRL OP(MD). No. 14388 of 2026 Saravanakumar ...Petitioner Vs State of Tamil Nadu rep. by The Inspector of Police, Vachakarapatti Police Station, Virudhunagar District. (Crime No.163 of 2026) ...Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.K.Vinoharan for Mr.M.Rajaravivarma Advocate For Respondent : Mr.N.Balasubramanian Counsel for State of TN (Crl. Side) PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Bail in Cr.No. 163 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner / Accused, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 20.06.2026, for the offences punishable under Section 123 of BNS and 24(1) of COTPA Act, 2003, in Crime No.163 of 2026 on the file of the 1/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.14388 of 2026 respondent police, seeks bail. 2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner is in illegal possession of 19.68 kgs. of banned tobacco products. Hence, the case was registered and the petitioner was arrested. 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 is in custody from 20.06.2026 and ready to abide any condition imposed by this Court. He would further submitted that the petitioner's mother is in critical condition and to take care of her, the petitioner's presence is necessary. Hence, he prayed bail for the petitioner. 4. The learned Counsel appearing for the State also verified the petitioner's mother's health condition and submitted that she is not well and in critical condition. 5.Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, nature of offences and also considering the health condition of the petitioner's mother, I am 2/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.14388 of 2026 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.15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand only) with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Virudhunagar, and on further conditions that: [b] the petitioner shall report before the respondent police daily at 10.30 a.m., for a period of three 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 appropriate action 3/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.14388 of 2026 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) 15.07.2026 TM To 1.The Judicial Magistrate No.I, Virudhunagar. 2.The Inspector of Police, Vachakarapatti Police Station, Virudhunagar District. (Crime No.163 of 2026) 3.The Superintendent, District Jail, Virudhunagar District. 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 4/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.14388 of 2026 K. RAJASEKAR, J. TM ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No. 14388 of 2026 Date : 15.07.2026 5/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis