Crl.O.P.(MD)No.15444 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 27.07.2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR CRL OP(MD). No. 15444 of 2026 Ilaiyaraja ...Petitioner Vs State of Tamil Nadu rep. by The Inspector of Police, Thoothukudi Pudukottai Police Station, Thoothukudi District. (Crime No.81 of 2024) ...Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.P.Sonu Advocate For Respondent : Mr.N.Balasubramanian Counsel for State of TN (Crl. Side) PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Bail in Cr.No. 81 of 2024 on the file of the respondent police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner / Accused, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 14.06.2026, for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 294(b), 387, 307 and 506(ii) of IPC, in Crime No.81 of 2024 on the file of the 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.15444 of 2026 respondent police, seeks bail. 2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner was earlier arrested and released on bail. Investigation in this case has been completed and charge sheet was also filed and the same was taken cognizance and pending trial in S.C.No.299 of 2024 on the file of the I Additional District and Sessions Judge, Thoothukudi. The petitioner has appeared before the trial Court regularly. On 03.06.2026, the petitioner was absent to appear before the trial court. Hence, NBW was issued and the same was executed on 14.06.2026. 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. The petitioner has appeared before the trial Court regularly. Since the petitioner was having some previous cases, he was not able to appear before the trial Court. Hence, the non bailable warrant was issued against him. Now the petitioner is in custody from 14.06.2026 and ready to co-operate with the trial process. Hence, he prayed bail for the petitioners. 4. The learned Counsel appearing for the State reiterated the prosecution 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.15444 of 2026 case and reported that the case is now posted for examinations of LW6 to LW10. He would further submit that the petitioner has 13 previous cases including two murder case. Hence, he opposed to grant of bail to the petitioner. 5. This Court heard both sides and perused the materials available on record. 6. The NBW was issued on 03.06.2026 and the petitioner was arrested on 14.06.2026, within a period of 10 days after issuance of NBW. Now he is in custody for more than a month, now the case is also proceeding and also considering the period of incarceration, I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioner subject to certain conditions. [a] Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on condition to execute a bond for a sum of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned I Additional District and Sessions Judge, Thoothukudi, and on further conditions that: [b] the petitioner shall report before the learned I Additional District and Sessions Judge, Thoothukudi at 10.30 a.m., for a period of thirty days; 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.15444 of 2026 [c] the petitioner shall not commit any offence similar to the offence of which he/she is accused, or suspected, or of the commission of which he/she is suspected; [d] the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial; [e] the petitioner shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade her from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence; [f] On breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the learned Judicial Magistrate/Trial Court is entitled to take appropriate action against the petitioner in accordance with law as if the conditions have been imposed and the petitioner released on bail by the learned Magistrate/Trial Court himself as laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in P.K.Shaji vs. State of Kerala [(2005)AIR SCW 51730]. [g] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 BNS. (K R S J) 27.07.2026 TM To 4/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.15444 of 2026 1.The I Additional District and Sessions Judge, Thoothukudi. 2.The Inspector of Police, Thoothukudi Pudukottai Police Station, Thoothukudi District. (Crime No.81 of 2024) 3.The Superintendent, District Jail, Perurani, Thoothukudi District. 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 5/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.15444 of 2026 K. RAJASEKAR, J. TM ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No. 15444 of 2026 Date : 27.07.2026 6/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis