CRL OP No. 17295 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 22-07-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN CRL OP No. 17295 of 2026 1. Thangapandi 2. Moorthy ..Petitioners Vs The State Represented by Inspector of Police, Gudimangalam Police Station, Tirupur. Crime No.237/2025 ..Respondent PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to enlarge the petitioner on bail in S.C.No.3 of 2026 pending trial on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioner: Mr.T.Balaji For Respondent: Mr.S.Yogaraja Sekar Counsel for Government of Tamilnadu (Criminal Side) ORDER The petitioners, who were arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 07.08.2025 for the alleged offences under Sections 121, 132, 296(b), 103(1), 351(3), 109 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and 3(1) of TNPPD Act in Crime No.237 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 17295 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 4 2. The case of the prosecution is that due to some quarrel among the petitioners, they started to fight among them. While so, a police patrol tried to arrest them, at that time Al attacked the sub inspector of police and murdered him 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 judicial custody since 07.08.2025 and are 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 petitioners, reiterated the prosecution case and on instructions, submitted that the trial has commenced. 5. I have given anxious consideration to the submissions made by the learned counsel on either side. 6. Considering the seriousness of the allegations, the severity of the occurrence and the fact that the trial has already commenced, this Court is of the firm view that it is not desirable to enlarge the petitioners on bail. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 17295 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 4 7. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands dismissed. 22-07-2026 NSL To 1. The Inspector of Police, Gudimangalam Police Station, Tirupur. 2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 17295 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 4 C.KUMARAPPAN, J. NSL CRL OP No. 17295 of 2026 22-07-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis