Crl.O.P.(MD)Nos.16516 and 16538 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 06.08.2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR CRL OP(MD). Nos. 16516 and 16535 of 2026 1.A.Vetrivel Murugan 2.M.Sakthivel ...petitioners in CRL OP(MD). No. 16516 of 2026 3.Kumaresan ... Petitioner in CRL OP(MD). No. 16535 of 2026 Vs State of Tamil Nadu rep. by The Inspector of Police, E-3, Anna Nagar (L and O) Police Station, Madurai City. (Crime No.367 of 2026) ...Respondent/Complainant For petitioners : Mr.M.Mohan Raj Advocate in Crl.O.P.(MD).No.16516 of 2026 Mr.R.Senthil Kumar Advocate in Crl.O.P.(MD).No.16535 of 2026 For Respondent : Mr.N.Balasubramanian in both cases Counsel for State of TN (Crl. Side) PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Bail in Cr.No. 367 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 1/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)Nos.16516 and 16538 of 2026 custody on 13.07.2026, for the offences punishable under Section 140(3) of BNS, in Crime No.367 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail. 2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioners are abducted the defacto complainant's husband in a vehicle and demanded back the money payable to them. Thereafter, after threatening the victim, they dropped him and left the place. Hence, the case. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners are innocent and they were falsely implicated in this case. They have not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. The petitioners is in custody from 13.07.2026 and ready to abide any condition imposed by this Court. Hence, he prayed bail for the petitioners. 4. The learned Counsel appearing for the State reiterated the prosecution case and reported that the petitioners have no previous case. Investigation is still pending. It is a case of abduction. He opposed the grant of bail to the petitioners. 5. This Court heard both sides and perused the materials available on 2/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)Nos.16516 and 16538 of 2026 record. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, nature of offence, that the petitioners has no previous cases, and also considering the period of incarceration, I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioners subject to certain conditions. [a] Accordingly, the petitioners are ordered to be released on bail on condition to execute a bond for a sum of Rs.15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand only) each with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.VI, Madurai, and on further conditions that: [b] the petitioners shall report before the respondent police daily at 10.30 a.m., for a period of two weeks, thereafter, as and when required for interrogation: [c] the petitioners shall not commit any offence similar to the offence of which he/she is accused, or suspected, or of the commission of which he/she is suspected; [d] the petitioners shall not abscond either during investigation or trial; [e] the petitioners shall not directly or indirectly make any 3/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)Nos.16516 and 16538 of 2026 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 petitioners in accordance with law as if the conditions have been imposed and the petitioners 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) 06.08.2026 TM To 1.The Judicial Magistrate No.VI, Madurai. 2.The Inspector of Police, E-3, Anna Nagar (L and O) Police Station, Madurai City. (Crime No.367 of 2026) 3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Madurai. 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 4/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)Nos.16516 and 16538 of 2026 K. RAJASEKAR, J. TM ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) Nos. 16516 and 16535 of 2026 Date : 06.08.2026 5/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis