CRL OP(MD). No.17626 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 17/08/2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.MURALI SHANKAR CRL OP(MD). No.17626 of 2026 Ajithkumar ... Petitioner/Accused No.1 Vs State of Tamil Nadu Rep. By, The Inspector of Police, Ammapettai Police Station, Thanjavur District Crime No.393 of 2026. ... Respondent/Complainant PRAYER :- For Bail in Crime No.393 of 2026 on the file of the Respondent Police. For Petitioner : M/s. Selva Sundari, Advocate. For Respondent : Mr.N.Balasubramanian, Counsel For State of TN (Crl.Side) ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner/Sole Accused, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 09.07.2026 for the offences punishable under Section 1/6 CRL OP(MD). No.17626 of 2026 303(2) of BNS, 2023, and Section 21(1) of Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, in Crime No.393 of 2026, on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail. 2.The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner along with other accused has illegally transported 1½ units of river sand worth about Rs.10,000/- in a bullock cart, without any valid permission. Hence, the complaint. 3.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is an innocent and he has been falsely implicated in this case. However, he would further submit that the petitioner, without prejudice to his rights, is ready to deposit the amount that may be imposed by this Court. Hence, he prayed to grant bail to the petitioner. 4.The learned Counsel for State of TN (Crl. Side) appearing for the respondent police would submit that the petitioner and other accused have transported 1½ units of river sand illegally. The petitioner has 1 previous case similar in nature. However, he opposed to grant bail to the petitioner. 2/6 CRL OP(MD). No.17626 of 2026 5.Considering the above and also the nature of the charges levelled against the petitioner, and considering the fact that though the petitioner has one previous case, which is similar in nature, and also the period of incarceration undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner, subject to certain conditions. 6.Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on their 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, Thanjavur District, and on further condition that: [a] the sureties shall affix their photographs and Left Thumb Impression in the surety bond and the Magistrate may obtain a copy of their Aadhaar card or bank pass book to ensure their identity; [b] the petitioner shall pay a sum of Rs.22,500/- (Rupees Twenty Two Thousand and Five Hundred only) to the credit of the District Mineral Foundation Trust, Thanjavur District, without prejudice to his rights and contentions before the trial Court. The petitioner shall execute the sureties on showing the receipt of the said amount; 3/6 CRL OP(MD). No.17626 of 2026 [c]the petitioner shall report before the respondent police daily at 10.30 a.m., for a period of thirty (30) days and thereafter as and when required for interrogation; [d]the petitioner shall not tamper with the evidence or witness either during investigation or trial; [e]the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial; [f]On breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the learned Magistrate/Trial Court is entitled to take appropriate action against the petitioner in accordance with law as if the 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)AIR SCW 5560]; [g]If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 BNS, 2023. (K M S J) 17.08.2026 dss TO 4/6 CRL OP(MD). No.17626 of 2026 1.The Judicial Magistrate, Thanjavur District. 2.The Officer-in-Charge, Sub Jail, District Jail, Thanjavur. 3. The Inspector of Police, Ammapettai Police Station, Thanjavur District 4. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 5/6 CRL OP(MD). No.17626 of 2026 K.MURALI SHANKAR,J dss ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.17626 of 2026 Date : 17/08/2026 6/6