CRL OP No. 22381 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 6 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 19-08-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N.RAMESH CRL OP No. 22381 of 2026 1. Deepak 2. Gokuladharsan ..Petitioners Vs The State Rep. By, The Inspector of Police Udumalpet Police Station, Tiruppur District. Crime No.515 of 2026. ..Respondent PRAYER: This Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of BNSS, 2023, praying to enlarge the Petitioners on bail in the event of their arrest in Cr.No.515 of 2026 pending investigation on the file of the Respondent Police and pass such other orders deems fit and proper for the circumstances of the case and thus render justice. For Petitioner(s): Mr.M N Balakrishnan For Respondent(s): Mr.R.Rajasekaran, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 22381 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 6 ORDER The petitioners apprehend arrest for the alleged offences under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 296(b), 115(2) and 109(1) of BNS 2023 in Crime No.515 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police seeks anticipatory bail. 2. The case of the prosecution is that on 02.08.2026, while the de facto complainant and his associates were discussing the Vinayagar Chathurthi Festival, the accused persons began dancing in front of them. When the complainant and his associates questioned this act, the petitioners abused the de facto complainant using filthy language, attacked him with a knife, and criminal intimidated him with dire consequences. Hence, the complaint was filed. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners are innocent and a false case has been foisted against them and that they have not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. He further submitted that the petitioners are ready to abide by any stringent condition that may be imposed by this Court. 4. Per contra, the learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondent police reiterated the prosecution case and fairly submitted that the petitioners assaulted the defacto complainant with hands and A1 and A4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 22381 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 6 were already arrested by the respondent police and remanded to Judicial custody. Hence, he opposed to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 5. I have given my anxious consideration to either side submissions. 6. Considering the nature of the allegations and the fact that the co- accused have already been arrested and remanded to judicial custody, and further considering that the specific allegation against the petitioners is limited to assaulting the de facto complainant with their hands, this Court is of the firm view that the custodial interrogation of the petitioners is not required. Hence, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioners on anticipatory bail, subject to certain conditions. 7. Accordingly, the petitioners are ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on their appearance, within a period of fifteen (15) days from the date on which the order copy is made ready, before the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Udumalpet on condition that each of the petitioners 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 petitioners fail to surrender before the concerned learned Magistrate within a period of fifteen (15) days from the https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 22381 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 6 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 slip (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; (c) The petitioners shall report before the respondent police daily at 10.30 am for a period of two weeks and thereafter as and when required; (d) On breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the learned Magistrate/Trial Court is entitled to take appropriate actions against the petitioners in accordance with law as if the conditions have been imposed and the petitioners are 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 petitioners thereafter abscond, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 of BNS Act. 19-08-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No MFA https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 22381 of 2026 __________ Page5 of 6 To 1. The Judicial Magistrate, Udumalpet. 2. The Inspector of Police Udumalpet Police Station, Tiruppur District. 3. The Public Prosecutor High Court, Chennai. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 22381 of 2026 __________ Page6 of 6 N.RAMESH, J. MFA CRL OP No. 22381 of 2026 19-08-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis