Crl.O.P.(MD)No.15675 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 29.07.2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR CRL OP(MD). No. 15675 of 2026 Raja ...Petitioner Vs State of Tamil Nadu rep. by The Inspector of Police, Aundipatty Police Station, Theni District. (Crime No.651 of 2026) ...Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.S.Vidhya Sagar 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. 651 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 22.06.2026, for the offences punishable under Sections 137(2), 310(2) and 49 of BNS, 2023, in Crime No.651 of 2026 on the file of the 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.15675 of 2026 respondent police, seeks bail. 2. The allegation against the petitioner is that he along with other accused known to the defacto complainant and were engaged by her to collect money from one person. Accordingly, the petitioners attempted to collect the said amount, pursuant to which the case was registered and some of the accused along with petitioners herein were arrested. In connection with the same, the petitioners allegedly demanded money from the defacto complainant. Since the demand was not met by the defacto complainant, on the date of occurrence, the petitioners allegedly forcibly took the defacto complainant to a lonely place from the bus and snatched a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- and 3¾ sovereigns of gold ornaments from her. Hence, the case was registered and the accused were arrested. 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. He would further submit that earlier bail application filed by the petitioner has been dismissed by this Court on the ground that the petitioner is having two previous cases. Now out of the two case, one is under Section 324 IPC and another one is under 317 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.15675 of 2026 BNS, which are not related to heinous offence. He is in custody from 22.06.2026 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 considering the previous antecedents of the petitioner this Court already dismissed the application. The investigation is still pending. He opposed the grant of bail to the petitioner. 5. This Court heard both sides and perused the materials available on record. 6. Considering the nature of the allegations, the facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of incarceration already undergone by the petitioner, 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, Aundipatty, Theni 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.15675 of 2026 District, and on further conditions that: [b] the petitioner shall report before the respondent police daily at 10.30 a.m., until further orders; [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]. 4/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.15675 of 2026 [g] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 BNS. (K R S J) 29.07.2026 TM To 1.The Judicial Magistrate, Aundipatty, Theni District. 2.The Inspector of Police, Aundipatty Police Station, Theni District. (Crime No.651 of 2026) 3.The Superintendent, Thekkampatty Jail, Theni. 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.15675 of 2026 K. RAJASEKAR, J. TM ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No. 15675 of 2026 Date : 29.07.2026 6/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis