CRL OP No. 22403 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 9 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 18-08-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N.RAMESH CRL OP No. 22403 of 2026 1. Nagoor Meeran 2. Mohammed Riyaz ..Petitioner(s) Vs The State Rep.by, The Inspector of Police CBCID Police Station, Puducherry, Crime No.1 of 2026. ..Respondent(s) PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Act, 2023 to enlarge the Petitioners arrested in Cr.No.1 of 2026 on the file of the Respondent Police. For Petitioner(s): S.Selvendran For Respondent(s): MS.G.Djearany Om Prakash,Govt.Advocate (PUDUCHERRY) ORDER The petitioners, who were arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 18.07.2026 for the alleged offence under Sections 318(4) r/w 3(5) of BNS Act @ 318(4), 316(5), 319(2) r/w 3(5) of BNS Act, Crime No. 1 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police seeks bail. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 22403 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 9 2. The case of the prosecution is that defacto complainant lodged a complaint stating that A1 and A2 induced the defacto complainant to invest money in their business under the false promise of repayment with profit thereby, cheated the defacto complainant to the tune of Rs.4,53,23,658/-. Hence, the case. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners are innocents and they have been falsely implicated in the present case and they have not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. He also submits that co-accused/A2 to A5 in this case were already enlarged on bail by the trial court. He would further submit that the petitioners have been in judicial custody since 18.07.2026 and the petitioners are ready to abide by any conditions that may be imposed by this Court. Hence, he prays for the grant of bail to the petitioners. 4. The learned counsel for the intervenor submits that the petitioners along with other accused persons colluded together and cheated the defacto complainant to the tune of Rs.4,53,23,658/-. He also submits that further custody of the petitioners is required for the purpose of investigation to recover the cheated money. Hence, he opposed to grant bail to the petitioners. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 22403 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 9 5. The learned Government Advocate (Puducherry) appearing for the Respondent Police reiterated the prosecution case and submits that the petitioners are proprietors of City Gold Jewellery and during the course of investigation, the petitioners/A9 & A10 were arrested on 17.07.2026 and remanded to judicial custody on 18.07.2026. She submits that total cheated amount is Rs.4.53 crores and a sum of Rs.14,84,000/- was received by 2nd petitioner/A10. She also submits that after receiving the amount, the petitioners neither supplied the gold bars nor refunded the money. She submits that investigation in this case is still pending and if the petitioners enlarged on bail, they are likely to misuse the liberty granted by this Court. She also filed a report of addition of accused A12 to A15 dated 27.07.2026 before this Court and the relevant portion is extracted hereunder:- 13. During the course of investigation, the bank account statements of the complainant, victims and the accused persons were collected and scrutinized. On verification of the bank transactions, it was revealed that substantial amounts had been transferred directly by the complainant as well as through the accused persons to the bank accounts of the proprietors of Gold A1K, Citti Gold Jewellery, and Kottursamy, aggregating to about Rs.1.3 crore. 14. It is further submitted that, by virtue of voluntary confession statement of the accused persons, disclosed that after receiving the said amounts, the proprietors of Gold A1K, Citti Gold Jewellery and Kottursamy neither supplies the gold ornaments nor https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 22403 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 9 refunded the money either to the complainant or to the accused persons. The materials collected during investigation disclosed the active involvement in the commission of the offence. 15. In view of the above incriminating materials, it became necessary to secure the proprietors of Gold AIK, Citti Gold Jewellery and Kottursamy for recovery of the cheated money, collection of further evidence, identification of additional beneficiaries, and to ascertain the complete conspiracy. 16. During the course of investigation, accused A9 Nagoor Meeran and A10 Mohammed Riyas, proprietors of Citti Gold Jewellery, were arrested on 17.07.2026 and remanded to judicial custody. On 20.07.2026, A11 Kottursamy, proprietor of MPK Natchiyar Gold Finance, was secured at 14.3 hrs and interrogated, during which he admitted his involvement in the offence. Thereafter, he was arrested at 17.30 hrs and remanded into judicial custody on 21.07.2026. She also filed objection report and the relevant portion is extracted hereunder: 13. The respondent further submits that, by virtue of voluntary confession statements of the accused persons A1 & A4 and bank statements were disclosed that after receiving the amounts, the proprietors of Gold A1K, City Gold Jewellery and Kottursamy neither supplied the gold bars nor refunded the money either to the complainant or to the accused persons. The materials collected during investigation disclosed their active involvement in the commission of the offence. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 22403 of 2026 __________ Page5 of 9 14. The respondent further submits that, in view of the above incriminating materials, it became necessary to secure the proprietors of Gold A1KJewelry, City Gold Jewelry and MPK Natchivar Gold Finance for recovery of the cheated money, collection of further evidence, identification of additional beneficiaries, and to ascertain the complete conspiracy. 15. The respondent further submits that, on 17.07.2026, the accused persons A9 NagoorMeeran and A10 Mohammed Riyas, proprietors of Citti Gold jewellery were arrested after adopting all the arrest formalities they were remanded into judicial custody. 16. The respondent further submits that, on 20.07.2026 the accused person A11 Kottursamy proprietor of MPK Natchiyar Gold finance was arrested, after adopting all the arrest formalities he was remanded into judicial custody. 17. The respondent further submits that, the investigation revealed that a sum of ₹82,27,047/- (Rupees Eighty-Two Lakhs Twenty-Seven Thousand and Forty- Seven only), part of the cheated amount, was transferred to SBI account of Gold A1K Pvt. Ltd Kadayanallur. 18. The respondent further submitted that, during the preliminary enquiry of this case, the petitioner Kader Mideen represented and impersonated himself as the owner of Gold A1KPvt. Ltd Kadayanallur and participated in the enquiry. Based on the materials collected, he was arrayed as an accused. Subsequently, the persons managing the affairs of the company, and A13 Naina Mohamed, A14 Amanullah and A15 Magdoom were also arrayed as accused in this case. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 22403 of 2026 __________ Page6 of 9 19. The respondent further submits that, on verification was conducted with the Registrar of Companies (ROC), Chennai A13 Amanullah, A14 301 Naina Mohamed and A15 Magdoom are the Directors/Authorised Signatories of Gold A1K Pvt. Ltd., the petitioner Kader Mideen is a shareholder of the company and manager of the firm. 20. The respondent further submitted that, the petitioner Kader Mideen produced certain invoices purportedly issued in favour of the accused persons and others. On verification, the attestation and signatures of accused persons found in the said invoices appeared to be forged and fabricated, which is the subject matter of further investigation. 21. The respondent further submits that, production of invoices by the petitioner Kader Mideen in favour of the accused persons, coupled with the transfer of substantial amounts to Gold A1K Pvt. Ltd., prima facie establishes his active association and collusion with the principal accused persons in facilitating the commission of the offence. 22. The respondent further submits that, the information collected during the course of investigation reveals that the Directors/Partners of Gold A1K Pvt. Ltd. are also facing proceedings before the Income Tax Department. 23. The respondent further submits that, during the intensive investigation, the custodial interrogation of the petitioner/accused person A12 Kader Mideen is necessary. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 22403 of 2026 __________ Page7 of 9 24. The respondent further submits that, if Anticipatory Bail is granted, the custodial interrogation is become incredible, interrogation regards to chain of the cheated amount also become difficult. Hence, she strongly opposed to grant bail to the petitioners. 6. I have given my anxious consideration to either side submissions and perused the materials available on record. 7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, taking note of the submissions made by the learned counsel on both sides, from the submissions made by learned Government Advocate (Puducherry), it is seen that investigation is still pending in this case. In view of the specific averments made against the petitioners and taking into consideration the gravity and seriousness of the allegation levelled against these petitioners, this Court is of the considered view that it is not desirable to enlarge the petitioners on bail at this stage. As rightly contended by the learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side), there is every likelihood of the petitioners absconding if they are enlarged on bail. Hence, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioners. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 22403 of 2026 __________ Page8 of 9 8. Accordingly, this criminal original petition stands dismissed. 18-08-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No NR To: 1. The Chief Judicial Magistrate, Puducherry. 2. The Inspector of Police CBCID, Puducherry. 3. The Public Prosecutor High Court of Madras https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 22403 of 2026 __________ Page9 of 9 N.RAMESH, J. NR CRL OP No. 22403 of 2026 18-08-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis