Crl.O.P.No. 1775 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 28.01.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE K.RAJASEKAR Crl.O.P.No. 1775 of 2026 Inbakumar ... Petitioner Vs. The State represented by The Inspector of Police, Pallikonda Police Station Pallikonda, Vellore District Crime No. 256 of 2025. … Respondent PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, to enlarge the petitioner on bail in Crime No. 256 2025 on the file of respondent police seeks bail. For Petitioner : Mr.G.Vinodh kumar For Respondent : Mr.A.Gopinath Government Advocate (Crl. Side) ORDER The petitioner, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 22.12.2025, for the offences punishable under Section 309 (6) of BNS, 2023, in Crime No. 256 of 2025 on the file of respondent police, seeks bail. 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No. 1775 of 2026 2. The allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner has involved in robbing 3 sovereigns of gold chain from the de-facto complainant as early as in the morning between sun rise and sun set. Hence the respondent police has been registered a case and the petitioner was arrested by the police on 22.12.2025. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is an innocent person and he has not committed any offences as alleged by the prosecution and the petitioner is ready to co-operate with the investigation and abide by any condition imposed by this Court. Hence, he prayed for grant of bail to the petitioner. 4. The learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) appearing for the respondent police reiterated the prosecution case and submitted that out of three sovereigns of gold chain, 7grams have been recovered from the petitioner and remaining not yet recovered. He further submitted that investigation is pending. He opposed for grant of bail to the petitioner. 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No. 1775 of 2026 5. I have also gone through the FIR and other connected materials. Though the petitioner is not involved in any previous case, it is a case of robbery during sunrise and sunset and aggravated forms a serious part of the offences, and the occurrence was taken place in the early hours of the morning at 5.45 when the de-facto complainant went to attend nature’s call and was beaten up. Only 7 grams of the 3 sovereigns of gold chain were recovered, and remaining gold chain not yet recovered. Hence this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner herein. 6.Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition shall stands dismissed. 28.01.2026 MSM To 1.The Inspector of Police, Pallikonda Police Station Pallikonda, Vellore District Crime No. 256 of 2025. 2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No. 1775 of 2026 K.RAJASEKAR J. MSM Crl.O.P.No. 1775 of 2026 28.01.2026 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis