Crl.O.P.(MD)No.15502 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. 15502 of 2026 Murugan ...Petitioner Vs State of Tamil Nadu rep. by The Inspector of Police, Kumbakonam West Police Station, Thanjavur District. (Crime No.362 of 2026) ...Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.V.Kathir Vel, Senior Counsel for Mr.R.Subramanian 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. 362 of 2026 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 16.07.2026 for the offences punishable under Sections 27(2) of Arms Act and Sections 111(2), 296(b), 308(b) and 61(2) of BNS, in Crime No. 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.15502 of 2026 362 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail. 2. The case of the prosecution is that the on 09.07.2026 on patrol duty, the respondent police found that totally six accused assembled with deadly weapons and made preparations for committing decoity. Hence, they were arrested and on their confession statement the other accused including this petitioner have been arrested. Hence, the case. 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 is in custody from 16.07.2026 and ready to abide any condition imposed by this Court. Hence, he prayed bail for the petitioner. 4. The learned Counsel appearing for the State reiterated the prosecution case and reported that the petitioner has two previous case. No one was injured in this case. Investigation in this case is still pending. Hence, he prays to dismiss this application. 5. This Court heard both sides and perused the materials available on 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.15502 of 2026 record. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, though the petitioner has two previous cases, no one was injured in this case, it is a case of possession of weapon and conspired to commit decoity, investigation is still pending, and 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.15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand only) with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Kumbakonam, and on further conditions that: [b] he petitioner shall stay at Erode and report before the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Erode, at 10.30 a.m., on all working days, for a period of three weeks, thereafter as and when required for interrogation; [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 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.15502 of 2026 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 1.The Judicial Magistrate No.I, Kumbakonam. 2.The Judicial Magistrate No.I, Erode. 3.The Inspector of Police, Kumbakonam West Police Station, Thanjavur District. (Crime No.362 of 2026) 4/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.15502 of 2026 4.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Trichy. 5.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.15502 of 2026 K. RAJASEKAR, J. TM ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No. 15502 of 2026 Date : 27.07.2026 6/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis