CRL OP No. 21666 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 5 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 07-08-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN CRL OP No. 21666 of 2026 1. Pasul @ Jayaladeen 2. Settu ..Petitioners Vs State by, Inspector of Police, Arcot Town Police Station, Ranipet District. Crime No.227 of 2026 ..Respondent PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to enlarge the petitioners on bail as against the case pending on the file of the Respondent police in Crime No.227/2026. For Petitioners: Mr.D.Thirumoorthy For Respondent: Mr.S.Yogaraja Sekar Counsel for Government of Tamilnadu (Criminal Side) ORDER The petitioners, who were arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 07.07.2026 for the alleged offences under Sections 296(b), 115(2), 118(1) and 351(3) of BNS and Section 25(1A) of ARMS Act, 1959 in Crime No.227 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 21666 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 5 2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioners voluntarily abused the defacto complainant using filthy language, assaulted him with their hands and a knife causing severe injuries and threatened him with dire consequences. Hence, the case. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners are innocent and have been falsely implicated in this case. He would further submit that the occurrence took place on 28.06.2026 and the petitioners have been in judicial custody since 07.07.2026 and are ready to abide by any conditions that may be imposed by this Court. Hence, he prayed for the grant of bail. 4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondent, while opposing the grant of bail to the petitioners, reiterated the prosecution case and on instructions, submitted that the injured person was discharged from the hospital after two days from the date of the occurrence. It is further submitted that the first petitioner has three previous cases, while the second petitioner has two previous cases registered against him. 5. I have given anxious consideration to the submissions made by the learned counsel on either side. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 21666 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 5 6. Though the petitioners have some previous cases, considering the submissions made by the learned counsel on both sides, the fact that the injured person was discharged from the hospital after two days from the date of occurrence and the period of incarceration undergone by the petitioners since 07.07.2026, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioners, subject to certain conditions 7. Accordingly, the petitioners are ordered to be released on bail on their executing a separate bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty-Five Thousand only), with two sureties each for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned District Munsif Cum Judicial Magistrate, Arcot, and subject to the following conditions: [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 petitioners shall report before the respondent police daily at 10.30 a.m. until further orders; [c] the petitioners shall not abscond either during investigation or trial; [d] the petitioners shall not tamper with the evidence or witness either during investigation or trial; https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 21666 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 5 [e] on breach of any of the aforementioned conditions, the learned Magistrate/Trial Court is entitled to take appropriate action against the petitioners in accordance with law as if the conditions had been imposed and the petitioners released on bail by the learned Magistrate/Trial Court itself, as laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in P.K.Shaji vs. State of Kerala [(2005)13 SCC 283]; [f] if the petitioners thereafter abscond, a fresh FIR may be registered under Section 269 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 07-08-2026 NSL 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 District Munsif Cum Judicial Magistrate, Arcot. 2. Central Prison, Vellore. 3. The Inspector of Police, Arcot Town Police Station, Ranipet District. 4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 21666 of 2026 __________ Page5 of 5 C.KUMARAPPAN, J. NSL CRL OP No. 21666 of 2026 07-08-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis