CRL OP No. 19301 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 21-07-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN CRL OP No. 19301 of 2026 Sedhu @ Assault Sedhu ..Petitioner Vs State rep.by, The Inspector of Police, Krishnagiri Taluk Police Station, Krishnagiri District. Crime No.211 of 2026. ..Respondent PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to release the petitioner on bail pending investigation in Crime No.211 of 2026 on the file of the respondent. For Petitioner: Mr.M.P.Saravanan For Respondent: Mr.S.Yogaraja Sekar Counsel for Government of Tamilnadu (Criminal Side) ORDER The petitioner, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 07.07.2026 for the alleged offences under Sections 310(2) of BNS Act and 4 of TNPHW Act @ Sec 4 of TNPHW Act and 310(2), 324(4), 329(4), 351(3) of BNS Act, in Crime No.211 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 19301 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 4 2. The allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner along with other accused persons trespassed into the defacto complainant’s house, threatened him and the womens residing therein by alleging that they were running a brothel house and thereby took away 8 sovereign of gold ornaments and a sum of Rs.22,500/-. Hence the case. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He would further submit that the petitioner has been in judicial custody since 07.07.2026 and is ready to abide by any conditions that may be imposed by this Court. 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 petitioner, reiterated the prosecution case and on instructions, submitted that the petitioner has ten previous cases and investigation is still pending. 5. I have given anxious consideration to the submissions made by the learned counsel on either side. 6. Considering the submissions of the learned counsel on both sides and also the fact that the petitioner has ten previous cases and the investigation is https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 19301 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 4 still pending, this Court is of the view that this is not an appropriate stage to enlarge the petitioner on bail. 7. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands dismissed. 21-07-2026 NSL To 1. The Inspector of Police, Krishnagiri Taluk Police Station, Krishnagiri District. 2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 19301 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 4 C.KUMARAPPAN, J. NSL CRL OP No. 19301 of 2026 21-07-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis