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Crl.O.P.(MD)No.15833 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 30.07.2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR CRL OP(MD). No. 15833 of 2026 Sarma @ Narayansarma
...Petitioner
Vs State of Tamil Nadu rep. by The Inspector of Police, Tenkasi Police Station, Tenkasi District. (Crime No.108 of 2008)
...Respondent/Complainant
For Petitioner : Mr.S.Vishnuvardhan
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. 108 of 2008 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 06.07.2026, for the offences punishable under Sections 120(b), 427 of IPC and Section 3 & 5 of IES Act, in Crime No.108 of 2008 on the file of the 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
Crl.O.P.(MD)No.15833 of 2026 respondent police, seeks bail. 2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner along with other accused involved in criminal conspiracy and caused damages by blasted pipe bombs. Therefore, 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.5 of 2010 on the file of the Sessions Judge, Special Court for Communal Clash Cases, Madurai. The petitioner has appeared before the trial Court regularly. On 15.05.2026, the petitioner was absent to appear before the trial court. Hence, NBW was issued and the same was executed on 06.07.2026. 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. Due to the ill-health only 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 06.07.2026 and ready to co-operate with the trial process. Hence, he prayed bail for the petitioner. 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
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4. The learned Counsel appearing for the State reiterated the prosecution case and reported that the petitioner has no previous case and the trial is progressing and the witnesses is examined. Since the petitioner absconded the trial is stalled. 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 15.05.2026 and the petitioner was arrested on 06.07.2026, within a short period after issuance of NBW. Now he is in custody and 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 Sessions Judge, Special Court for Communal Clash Cases, Madurai, and on further conditions that: [b] the petitioner shall report before the learned Sessions Judge, Special Court for Communal Clash Cases, Madurai at 10.30 a.m., for a period of two weeks; 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
Crl.O.P.(MD)No.15833 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)
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Crl.O.P.(MD)No.15833 of 2026 To 1.The Sessions Judge, Special Court for Communal Clash Cases, Madurai. 2.The Inspector of Police, Tenkasi Police Station, Tenkasi District. (Crime No.108 of 2008) 3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Madurai. 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.15833 of 2026 K. RAJASEKAR, J. TM
ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No. 15833 of 2026 Date : 30.07.2026 6/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis