CRL OP No. 23123 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 5 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 19-08-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N.RAMESH CRL OP No. 23123 of 2026 Selvam S S/o.Sundaram, No.3, Atthukadu, Jail Backside, Gorimedu, Kannankurichi, Salem District, Tamil Nadu - 636008. ..Petitioner(s) Vs The State represented by the Inspector of Police Rasipuram Police Station, Namakkal District. Crime No.189/2026. ..Respondent(s) PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to enlarge the petitioner on bail in Crime No.189 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police and pass such further or other orders as this Honourablce Court may deem fit. For Petitioner(s): M/s. K.A.Mariappan For Respondent(s): Mr.M.M.I.Khaleel, Govt.Advocate (Crl.Side) ORDER The petitioner, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 20.06.2026 for the alleged offence under Sections 281, 125(a) and 109 of BNS, in Crime No.189 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 23123 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 5 2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner who is the husband of the defacto complainant due to matrimonial dispute had dashed his car against the defacto complainant and thereby attempted to commit murder of the defacto complainant. Hence, the case. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that this is the second bail application filed by the peittioner and the earlier bail application is dismissed on the ground that the defacto complainant has sustained grievous injuries and now the defacto complainant has been discharged from the hospital. He further submitted that the investigation has been completed and the charge sheet has also been filed. Hence, he prays to grant bail to the petitioner. 4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondent police reiterated the prosecution case and submitted that investigation has been completed and charge sheet has been taken cognizance in PRC No.13 of 2026. He further submitted that the injured was discharged from the hospital. However, he oppose to grant bail to the petitioner. 5. I have given my anxious consideration to the submissions made by the learned counsel on either side and perused the materials available on record. 6. Considering the nature of the allegation the fact that the injured was https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 23123 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 5 discharged from the hospital, and that the investigation has been completed and the charge sheet has also been filed and also considering the long incarceration by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail subject to certain conditions. 7. Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on his executing a bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) with two sureties each, for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Rasipuram, and on further conditions that: [a] 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 the identity proofs to ensure their identity; [b] the petitioner shall report before the concerned Jurisdictional Magistrate daily at 10.30 a.m, until further orders. After committal of the case, the petitioner shall appear before the concerned Sessions Court daily at 10.30 a.m, until further orders; [c] the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial; [d] the petitioner shall not tamper with the evidence or witness either during investigation or trial; [e] On breach of any of the aforementioned conditions, the learned Magistrate/Trial Court is entitled to pass https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 23123 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 5 appropriate orders against the petitioner in accordance with law as if the aforementioned 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)13 SCC 283]; [f] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 of B.N.S. 19-08-2026 DRL Note: 1. Registry is directed to forthwith upload this order in the Official Website of this Court. 2. All concerned to act on this order being uploaded in Official Website of this Court without insisting on certified hard copies. To be noted, this order when uploaded in the official website of this Court will be watermarked and will also have a QR code. To 1.The Judicial Magistrate, Rasipuram. 2. The Inspector of Police Rasipuram Police Station, Namakkal District. 3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Salem. 4.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 23123 of 2026 __________ Page5 of 5 N.RAMESH, J. DRL CRL OP No. 23123 of 2026 19-08-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis