Crl.O.P.(MD)No.14498 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 16.07.2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR CRL OP(MD). No. 14498 of 2026 A.Murugan ...Petitioner Vs State of Tamil Nadu rep. by The Inspector of Police, Manur Police Station, Tirunelveli District. (Crime No.540 of 2026) ...Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.N.Kamesh 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. 540 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 27.04.2026, for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 296(b) and 103(1) of BNS, in Crime No.540 of 2026 on the file of the 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.14498 of 2026 respondent police, seeks bail. 2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner is a relative of the deceased in this case. It is suspected that the deceased had attempted to obtain sexual favours from the wife of the petitioner's brother. When the petitioner questioned the same, a quarrel arose between them prior to the date of occurrence. Subsequently, the petitioner way laid the deceased and attacked with an aruval, 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 submitted that the occurrence was not a pre-planned murder but was the result of a sudden quarrel. It was also submitted that the petitioner is ready to cooperate with the investigation and abide by any conditions imposed by this Court. He is in custody from 27.04.2026 and ready to abide any condition imposed by this Court. Hence, he prayed bail for the petitioner. 4. The learned Counsel appearing for the State reiterated the prosecution case and reported that the petitioner has no previous case. Investigation in this 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.14498 of 2026 case is still pending. 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, nature of offences, no motive behind the occurrence, major part of the investigation has been concluded, the petitioner has no previous case and the period of incarceration, I am 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.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.V, Tirunelveli, and on further conditions that: [b] the petitioner shall stay at Tiruchirappalli, and report before the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Tiruchirappalli at 10.30 a.m., on all working days, for a period of six weeks, thereafter as and when required for interrogation; [c] the petitioner shall not commit any offence similar to the 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.14498 of 2026 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 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) 16.07.2026 TM To 1.The Judicial Magistrate No.V, Tirunelveli. 4/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.14498 of 2026 2.The Judicial Magistrate No.I, Tiruchirappalli. 3.The Inspector of Police, Manur Police Station, Tirunelveli District. (Crime No.540 of 2026) 4.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Palayamkottai. 5.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 5/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.14498 of 2026 K. RAJASEKAR, J. TM ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No. 14498 of 2026 Date : 16.07.2026 6/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis