CRL OP No. 19326 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 20-07-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY CRL OP No. 19326 of 2026 Velmurugan S/o. Thanjigounder, No.3/52, Annamalaipettai, Kammavanpettai, Vellore Taluk and District. ..Petitioner(s) Vs State rep by the Inspector of Police Vellore Taluk Police Station, Vellore District. Crime No.209 of 2025. ..Respondent(s) PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, praying to modify the order passed by the Learned Judicial Magistrate, No.I, Vellore, Vellore District in Crl.M.P.No.5984 of 2026 dated 24.06.2026 as regular sureties instead of condition in Para 11 Clause (i) and (ii) and thus render Justice. For Petitioner(s): Mr.E.Kannadasan For Respondent(s): Mr.R.Rajasekaran Government Advocate (Criminal Side) ORDER The prayer in this Criminal Original Petition is to modify the conditions imposed by the learned Judicial Magistrate, No.I, Vellore, in Crl.M.P.No.5984 of 2026 dated 24.06.2026. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 19326 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 4 2. The vehicle belonging to the petitioner bearing Registration No. TN 04 L 9822, was involved in an offence relating to relating to the illegal transportation of minerals. Considering the overall facts and circumstances of the case, the trial Court granted interim custody of the vehicle subject to the following conditions: (i) the petitioner shall deposit a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- towards the District Mine and Mineral Foundation Trust, Vellore, as non refundable deposit; and (ii) the petitioner shall execute a bond for a sum of Rs.10,00,000/- with two sureties for a like sum. 3. The petitioner is aggrieved by the aforesaid conditions. Having regard to the financial hardship pleaded by the petitioner and considering that the vehicle is of the year 2004 model, this Court is of the view that the conditions imposed by the trial Court warrant modification. 4. Accordingly, the condition directing the petitioner to deposit a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- as a non-refundable deposit is modified, and the said amount is reduced to Rs.50,000/- as a non-refundable deposit. Likewise, the condition directing the petitioner to execute a bond for Rs.10,00,000/- is modified and the bond amount is reduced to Rs.50,000/- with two sureties for a like sum. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 19326 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 4 5. With the above modification to conditions Nos. (i) and (ii), all the other conditions imposed by the trial Court shall remain unaltered. 6. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is ordered. 20-07-2026 Neutral Citation: Yes/No av To 1. The Learned Judicial Magistrate, No.I, Vellore, Vellore District. 2. The Inspector of Police Vellore Taluk Police Station, Vellore District. 3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 19326 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 4 D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J. av CRL OP No. 19326 of 2026 20-07-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis