CRL OP No. 19917 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 5 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 24-07-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN CRL OP No. 19917 of 2026 1. Anparasan S/o.Suresh, Residing at No.8/23, 10th Street, Anna Nagar, Tiruvannamalai District. 2. Manikandan S/o.Sasikumar, Residing at No.11/G, 9th Street, Anna Nagar, Tiruvannamalai District. ..Petitioner(s) Vs The State Rep by The Inspector of Police Tiruvannamalai Town Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District. Crime No.167 of 2026. ..Respondent(s) PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to Enlarge the petitioner on bail in Crime No.167 of 2026 on the file of respondent police and pass such orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper For Petitioner(s): Mr.Edin Ashiwald K For Respondent(s): Mr.S.Yogaraja Sekar Counsel for Government of Tamil Nadu (Criminal Side) ORDER The petitioners, who were arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 09.06.2026 for the alleged offences under Sections 123, 278 and 62 of BNS, https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 19917 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 5 2023 read with Section 77 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, in Crime No.167 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail. 2. The case of the prosecution is that the accused were found to be in possession of 470 Tapentadol Tablets. Hence, the case. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners have been falsely implicated and has no connection with the alleged offence. It is further submitted that the petitioners have been in judicial custody and are ready to abide by any conditions imposed by this Court. Hence, he prayed for grant of bail to the petitioners. 4.The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) appearing for the respondent would submit that the first petitioner has got one previous case and the second petitioner has no previous case pending against him. Hence, he opposed to grant bail to the petitioners. 5. I have given anxious consideration to the submissions made by the learned counsel on either side. 6. From the submission of the learned counsel on either side, this Court is https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 19917 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 5 of the view that though the first petitioner has one previous case, considering that the recovery of contraband is only an intermediate quantity and taking into consideration the long incarceration of the petitioners, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioners on bail, subject to certain conditions. 7. Accordingly, the petitioners are ordered to be released on bail on their executing a separate bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty-Five Thousand only), with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Tiruvannamalai, 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; [b] the petitioners shall report before the respondent police daily at 10.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m, until further orders; [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 petitioners released on https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 19917 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 5 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. 24-07-2026 DRL 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. To 1.The Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thiruvannamalai. 2. The Inspector of Police Tiruvannamalai Town Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District. 3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Vellore. 4.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 19917 of 2026 __________ Page5 of 5 C.KUMARAPPAN, J. DRL CRL OP No. 19917 of 2026 24-07-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis