Crl.O.P.(MD)No.14254 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 20.07.2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR CRL OP(MD). No. 14254 of 2026 S.Selva Seeman ...Petitioner Vs State of Tamil Nadu rep. by The Inspector of Police, Tallakulam Police Station, Madurai District. (Crime No.1247 of 2013) ...Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.P.Manikandan 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. 1247 of 2013 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 14.06.2026, for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 341, 294(b) and 307 of IPC, in Crime No.1247 of 2013 on the file of the 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.14254 of 2026 respondent police, in S.C.No.484 of 2018 on the file of the Principal Assistant and Sessions Court, Madurai, seeks bail. 2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner, the petitioner was originally arrested in the year 2013 in connection with this case and was subsequently released on bail. Thereafter, the case was committed to the Court of Session, and the petitioner regularly appeared before the trial Court. However, owing to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the trial did not progress. Subsequently, the petitioner remained absent before the trial Court on several hearing dates. Despite repeated adjournments granted by the trial Court, the petitioner failed to appear. Consequently, a Non-Bailable Warrant (NBW) was issued against him, which came to be executed on 14.06.2026. Now the petitioner is in custody. 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 was earlier regularly appeared. He has not any specific overt act and the charges were abated against the A1 and A2 in this case, since they have been reported to be dead. He is in custody from 14.06.2026 and ready to 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.14254 of 2026 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 is absconded for several years and only recently, he has been secured. The main case is posted before the trial Court for examination of prosecution side evidences. He would further submit that the petitioner has one previous case under Section 323 of IPC. 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 that the petitioner was absconded for five years, it is stated that due to Covid – 19 pandemic situation, he absent himself and the case was not properly heard, subsequently, on 01.12.2021 NBW issued, and though the petitioner has one previous case, it is not similar offence and also considering 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 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.14254 of 2026 Twenty Thousand only) with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Madurai, and on further conditions that: [b] the petitioner shall report before the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, 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 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 4/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.14254 of 2026 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) 20.07.2026 TM To 1.The Principal District and Sessions Judge, Madurai. 2.The Inspector of Police, Tallakulam Police Station, Madurai District. (Crime No.1247 of 2013) 3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Madurai. 4.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.14254 of 2026 K. RAJASEKAR, J. TM ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No. 14254 of 2026 Date : 20.07.2026 6/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis