CRL OP No. 22307 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 5 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 13-08-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N.RAMESH CRL OP No. 22307 of 2026 Meganathan ..Petitioner Vs State Rep. by:- Inspector of Police, Manimangalam Police Station, Kanchipuram. Crime No.176 of 2026 ..Respondent PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to enlarge the petitioner on bail in Cr.No.176 of 2026 pending on the file of the Inspector of the respondent police. For Petitioner: Mr.B.Hariharan For Respondent: Mr.M.M.I.Khaleel Government Advocate (Crl.Side) ORDER The petitioner, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 15.07.2026 for the alleged offences under Section 126(2), 296(b), 309(4), 311, 351(3) of BNS Act in Crime No.176 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail. 2. The case of the prosecution is that the de-facto complainant runs an old iron shop. On 15.07.2026, at about 07:00 a.m., the petitioner along with other https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 22307 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 5 accused persons waylaid the de-facto complainant, assaulted him, and robbed him of Rs. 1,000/-. Hence the case. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He would further submit that the petitioner has been in judicial custody since 15.07.2026 and the petitioner is ready to abide by any conditions that may be imposed by this Court. Hence, he prays for the grant of bail. 4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondent, while opposing the grant of bail to the petitioner, reiterated the prosecution case and, on instructions, submitted that the petitioner has two previous cases. 5. I have given anxious consideration to the submissions made by the learned counsel on either side. 6. Though the petitioner has two previous cases, considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the submissions of the learned counsel on both sides, and the period of incarceration undergone by the petitioner since 15.07.2026, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail, subject to certain conditions. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 22307 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 5 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 for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Sriperumbudur 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 petitioner shall report before the respondent police 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 take appropriate action against the petitioner in accordance with law as if the conditions had been imposed and the petitioner 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 petitioner thereafter abscond, a fresh FIR may be registered under Section 269 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 13-08-2026 NSL https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 22307 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 5 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, Sriperumbudur. 2. Central Jail, Puzhal. 3. The Inspector of Police, Manimangalam Police Station, Kanchipuram. 4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 22307 of 2026 __________ Page5 of 5 N.RAMESH, J. NSL CRL OP No. 22307 of 2026 13-08-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis