CRL OP No. 19308 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 5 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 21-07-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN CRL OP No. 19308 of 2026 Devaraj ..Petitioner(s) Vs The State Represented by, Inspector of Police, Tiruvallur Town Police Station, Tiruvallur District. Crime No.211 of 2026 ..Respondent(s) PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of BNSS, 2023, to enlarge the Petitioner on bail in the event of his arrest by the respondent police concerned in Crime No.211 of 2026 on the file of the respondent, on such terms and conditions and as this Honble Court may deem fit and proper and thus render justice. For Petitioner(s): M/s.R.Parthiban For Respondent(s): MR.N.PALANIVEL, GOVT.ADVOCATE (CRL.SIDE) ORDER The petitioner, who apprehends arrest for alleged offences under Sections 296(b), 118(1) and 351(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, r/w 3(1) of TNPPDL Act, in Crime No.211 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail. 2.The case of the prosecution is that, following a verbal altercation https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 19308 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 5 between the petitioner and the defacto complainant, the petitioner, along with the other accused, abused the defacto complainant in filthy language. It is further alleged that the petitioner damaged the defacto complainant's motorcycle. Hence, the present case. 3.The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is an innocent and due to previous enmity, he has been falsely implicated in this case. The alleged damage is only to the side mirror of the two wheeler. He would further submit that the occurrence took place on 15.05.2026 and the injured has been discharged from the hospital on 19.05.2026. He would also submit that the co-accused have already been enlarged on bail by this Court in Crl OP No.13999 of 2026 dated 10.06.2026. Hence, he prays for the grant of anticipatory bail. 4.Though the learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) would oppose the applications, would fairly submit that the injured has been discharged from the hospital on 19.05.2026 and that the petitioner has no bad antecedents. 5.From the submission made by the learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side), the injured got discharged from the hospital and the petitioner has no bad antecedents, this Court is of the firm view that custodial interrogation of the petitioner is not required. Hence, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 19308 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 5 on anticipatory bail with certain conditions: 6. Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on his appearance, within a period of fifteen (15) days from the date on which the order copy is made ready, before the learned Judicial Magistrate Court No.1, Tiruvallur, on condition that the petitioner shall 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 Magistrate concerned, and on further conditions: (a) If the petitioner fails to surrender before the concerned learned Magistrate within a period of fifteen (15) days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, this order shall stand automatically cancelled; (b) 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 identify proofs to ensure their identity; (c) The petitioner shall report before the respondent police everyday at 10.30 a.m., for a period of two weeks and thereafter, as and when required for interrogation. (d) On breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the learned Magistrate/Trial Court is entitled to take appropriate https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 19308 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 5 actions against the petitioner in accordance with law as if the conditions have been imposed and the petitioner released on anticipatory bail by the learned Magistrate/Trial Court himself as laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in P.K.Shaji v. State of Kerala [(2005) AIR SCW 5560]; (e) If the petitioner thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 of BNS Act. 21-07-2026 GBI To 1.The State Represented by, Inspector of Police, Tiruvallur Town Police Station, Tiruvallur District. Crime No.211 of 2026 2.The Judicial Magistrate Court No.1, Tiruvallur. 3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 19308 of 2026 __________ Page5 of 5 C.KUMARAPPAN, J. GBI CRL OP No. 19308 of 2026 21-07-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis