CRL OP No. 20474 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 5 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 29-07-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN CRL OP No. 20474 of 2026 Vigneshwara S/o.Velu, No 209 Bajanai Koil Street, Ayyaneri Village, Veeranathur Post, Pallipattu Taluk, Thiruvallur District. ..Petitioner(s) Vs State by its, Inspector of Police, Sholigur Police Station, Sholingur, Ranipet District. Crime No.222/2026 ..Respondent(s) PRAYER: Criminal Miscellaneous Petition filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to enlarge the Petitioner on bail in the event of his arrest in Crime No.222 of 2026 on the file of the Respondent and thus render justice. For Petitioner(s): Mr.K.G.Senthil Kumar For Respondent(s): MS.R.S.INDIRA, GOVT.ADVOCATE (CRL.SIDE) ORDER The petitioner, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offence punishable under Sections 189(2), 296(b), 115(2), 118(1), https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 20474 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 5 74 and 351(3) of BNS 2023, in Crime No.222 of 2026, on the file of the respondent Police, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. The allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner along with other persons questioned the act of defacto complaint for tarring the banner. Hence, the complaint. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is an innocent, and has been falsely implicated in this case and that he has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. He further submitted that the co-accused has been released on anticipatory bail by this Court in Crl.OP.No.20196 of 2026. Hence, he prays to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondent police reiterated the prosecution case and, upon instructions, submitted that the injured was discharged from the hospital and the petitioner has no previous case against him. Hence, she opposed to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 5. I have given my anxious consideration to either side submissions. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 20474 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 5 6. Considering the nature of the allegations and the fact that the injured was discharged from the hospital, the co-accused has already been released on anticipatory bail by this Court and that the petitioner has no criminal antecedents, this Court is of the firm view that, at this length of time, custodial interrogation of the petitioner is not required. Hence, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail, subject to certain conditions. 7. 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, Sholingur, Ranipet District, 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; https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 20474 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 5 (c) The petitioner shall report before the respondent police daily at 10.30 am 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 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. 29-07-2026 DRL To 1.The Judicial Magistrate, Sholingur, Ranipet District. 2.The Inspector of Police, Sholigur Police Station, Sholingur, Ranipet District. 3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 20474 of 2026 __________ Page5 of 5 C.KUMARAPPAN, J. DRL CRL OP No. 20474 of 2026 29-07-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis