Crl.O.P.(MD)No.16702 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 07.08.2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR CRL OP(MD). No. 16702 of 2026 1.Anburaj 2.Karthi ...Petitioners Vs State of Tamil Nadu rep. by The Inspector of Police, Aundipatty Police Station, Theni District. (Crime No.651 of 2026) ...Respondent/Complainant For Petitioners : Mr.S.Subash Chandar Advocate For Respondent : Mr.N.Balasubramanian Counsel for State of TN (Crl. Side) PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Bail in Cr.No. 651 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioners / Accused, who were arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 21.06.2026, for the offences punishable under Sections 137(2), 310(2) and 49 of BNS, 2023, in Crime No.651 of 2026 on the file of the 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.16702 of 2026 respondent police, seek bail. 2. The allegation against the petitioners is that they along with other accused known to the defacto complainant and were engaged by her to collect money from one person. Accordingly, the petitioners attempted to collect the said amount, pursuant to which the case was registered and some of the accused along with petitioners herein were arrested. In connection with the same, the petitioners allegedly demanded money from the defacto complainant. Since the demand was not met by the defacto complainant, on the date of occurrence, the petitioners allegedly forcibly took the defacto complainant to a lonely place from the bus and snatched a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- and 3¾ sovereigns of gold ornaments from her. Hence, the case was registered and the accused were arrested. 3.This Court earlier dismissed the bail application filed by the petitioner in Crl.O.P.(MD).No.13779 of 2026 vide order dated 09.07.2026 on the following grounds: “Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, considering the nature of offence and there is specific overt act attributed against the petitioners and the petitioners have bad antecedents and they were 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.16702 of 2026 arrested only recently, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioners.” 4. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that after the dismissal of the bail application one of the co-accused, who is similarly placed was granted bail by this Court vide order dated 09.07.2026 in Crl.O.P.(MD).No.15675 of 2026. 5. In view of the above said change of circumstances, though the petitioner has some previous cases, considering the period of incarceration already undergone by the petitioner, I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioner, subject to certain conditions. [a] Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on condition to execute a bond for a sum of Rs.15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand only) with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Aundipatty, Theni District, and on further conditions that: [b] the petitioner shall report before the respondent police daily at 10.30 a.m., until further orders; [c] the petitioner shall not commit any offence similar to the offence of which he/she is accused, or suspected, or of the 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.16702 of 2026 commission of which he/she is suspected; [d] the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial; [e] the petitioner shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade her from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence; [f] On breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the learned Judicial 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 51730]. [g] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 BNS. (K R S J) 07.08.2026 TM To 1.The Judicial Magistrate, Aundipatty, Theni District. 4/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.16702 of 2026 2.The Inspector of Police, Aundipatty Police Station, Theni District. (Crime No.651 of 2026) 3.The Superintendent, Thekkampatty Jail, Theni. 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 5/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.16702 of 2026 K. RAJASEKAR, J. TM ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No. 16702 of 2026 Date : 07.08.2026 6/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis