CRL OP(MD). No.13792 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 09/07/2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR CRL OP(MD). No.13792 of 2026 Venkatraman ... Petitioner/Accused No.3 Vs The State of Tamilnadu Rep By, The Inspector of Police, G.Vilakku Police Station, Theni. Cr.No.200/2026. ... Respondent/Complainant PRAYER :- For Bail in Cr.No.200 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioner : M/s.M.Karthikeyan, Advocate. For Respondent : Mr.N.Balasubramanian, Counsel For State of TN (Crl.Side) ORDER : The Court made the following order :- 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.13792 of 2026 The petitioner / Accused, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 04.06.2026 for the offences punishable under Sections 331(4) and 305(1) of BNS, 2023, in Crime No.200 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail. 2. The allegation against the petitioner is that the the petitioner is ranked as A3 and he joined hands with the other accused involved in theft of 40 sovereigns of gold jewels and thereafter, A1 & A2 were arrested and only 80 grams of gold jewels was recovered and the remaining amount has not yet been recovered. Hence, the case has been registered. 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 has been arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 04.06.2026. Therefore, prayed to grant bail for the petitioner. 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.13792 of 2026 4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondent and reiterated the prosecution case and on instructions, reported that only a part of the jewels was recovered and the investigation is at preliminary stage. Hence, he opposed to grant bail to the petitioner. 5. I have gone through the FIR and also the connected materials. 6. Considering the rival submissions made by the learned counsel on either side, only a part of the jewels has been recovered and the remaining jewels has not yet been recovered, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. 7. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands dismissed. 09.07.2026 dss 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.13792 of 2026 K. RAJASEKAR,J DSS To 1.The Inspector of Police, G.Vilakku Police Station, Theni. 2.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.13792 of 2026 Date : 09/07/2026 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis