Crl.O.P.No.18612 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 21.07.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE Mr. JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN Crl.O.P.No.18612 of 2026 1. Anantharaj 2. Stalin ... Petitioner(s) Vs. The State rep. by The Inspector of Police, Srimusham Police Station, Cuddalore. ... Respondent(s) Crime No.101 of 2026 PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023, to enlarge the petitioner on bail concerned in Crime No.101 of 2026 pending on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioner(s) : Mr.K.Kesavan For Respondent(s) : Mr.S.Yogaraja Sekar, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) ORDER The petitioners, who were arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 20.06.2026 for the alleged offences under Sections 296(b), 115(2), 118(1) and 351(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, in Crime No.101 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seek bail. 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.18612 of 2026 2. It is the case of the prosecution that there was a wordy quarrel between the petitioners and the defacto complainant, which escalated into an altercation, during which the petitioners and the defacto complainant attacked each other using hands and legs, thereby causing grievous injuries to the defacto complainant. Hence, the case. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners are innocent and have been falsely implicated in this case. He would further submit that the petitioners have been in custody since 20.06.2026 and are ready to abide by any stringent conditions that may be imposed by this Court. It is the specific submission of the learned counsel that the second petitioner had also sustained grievous injuries on his left leg and is presently admitted in the Government Hospital, which fact was not seriously disputed by the learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side). Hence, he prayed for the grant of bail. 4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) appearing for the respondent, while opposing the grant of bail to the petitioners, reiterated the prosecution case and, on instructions, submitted that the injured/defacto complainant has been discharged from the hospital and is presently undergoing treatment for his injuries. However, he fairly did not dispute the fact that the 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.18612 of 2026 second petitioner is presently admitted in the Government Hospital for treatment. 5. Considering the totality of the circumstances, the period of incarceration undergone by the petitioners, the fact that the second petitioner is presently admitted in the Government Hospital undergoing treatment for the injuries sustained by him, the fact that the injured/defacto complainant has already been discharged from the hospital, and also the fact that, by this time, a major portion of the investigation might have been completed, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioners on bail, subject to certain conditions. 6. Accordingly, the petitioners are ordered to be released on bail on their executing a bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.2, Virudhachalam and subject to the following conditions: [a] the sureties shall affix their photographs and Left Thumb Impression in the Application for Surety ship [Judicial Form No.46 annexed to 'The Criminal Rules of Practice, 2019']. The learned Magistrate shall obtain a copy of any one of the identity proofs to ensure their identity; 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.18612 of 2026 [b] the petitioners shall report before the respondent police as and when required for interrogation; [c] the petitioners shall not abscond either during investigation or trial; [d] the petitioners shall not tamper with the evidence or witness either during investigation or trial; [e] on breach of any of the aforementioned conditions, the learned Magistrate/Trial Court is entitled to take appropriate action against the petitioners in accordance with law as if the conditions had been imposed and the petitioner released on bail by the learned Magistrate/Trial Court itself, as laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in P.K.Shaji vs. State of Kerala [(2005)13 SCC 283]; [f] if the petitioners thereafter abscond, a fresh FIR may be registered under Section 269 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 21.07.2026 skr Note: 1. Registry is directed to forthwith upload this order in the Official Website of this Court. 2. All concerned to act on this order being uploaded in Official Website of this Court without insisting on certified hard copies. To be noted, this order when uploaded in the official website of this Court will be watermarked and will also have a QR code. 4/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.18612 of 2026 To 1. The learned Judicial Magistrate No.2, Virudhachalam 2. The Superintendent, Sub Jail, Virudhachalam 3. The Inspector of Police, Srimusham Police Station, Cuddalore. 4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras 5/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.18612 of 2026 C.KUMARAPPAN,J. skr Crl.O.P.No.18612 of 2026 21.07.2026 6/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis