CRL OP No. 2344 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 03-02-2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.RAJASEKAR CRL OP No. 2344 of 2026 1. Suresh Kumar S/o.Baskaran, 152,Prince Circle SIBI Street,kannakurichi, Salem. Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The State Rep by The Inspector of police, Race course Police Station, Coimbatore City. (Cr.No.628/2025) Respondent(s) PRAYER To enlarge the petitioner on bail in Crime No.628 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police and thus render justice. For Petitioner(s): Deepanuday For Respondent(s): Mr.A.Gopinath Government Advocate (Crl.Side) ORDER The petitioner, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 28.11.2025, for the offence punishable under Sections 316(4), 318(4) @ 316(4), 318(4), 336(1), 340(2), 238 of BNS Act 2023 (408, 420 of IPC) in Crime No.628 of 2025, registered on the file of the respondent, seeks bail. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 2344 of 2026 2. The allegation against the petitioner is that while the petitioner was working as Examiner in the Bomb Blast Court Coimbatore, by forging the signature of the Presiding Officer taken out the valuable box from the Treasury and taken it to his home and opened it with the keys available with the office and taken away 15 sovereigns of gold jewels and subsequently returned back as if it was returned from the office. Further the gold jewels stolen were also been pledged in a private finance company. Subsequently, the case was registered and the petitioner was arrested. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is in judicial custody since 28.11.2025 and the final report is also filed and after conclusion of the investigation he is not having any previous case and the property is also recovered. Hence, he prayed for grant of bail to the petitioner. 4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) appearing for the respondent police reiterated the prosecution case and submitted that this petitioner has, after pledging the gold jewels, used the money and so far the money is also not recovered however during the investigation the police identified the place where the gold jewels were pledged and the same was also collected from the Muthoot Finance and since it is a case property of another case which was been handed over by the Muthoot Finance. Hence, he opposed https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 2344 of 2026 the grant of bail to the petitioner. 5. Considering the manner in which the occurrence had taken place and though it is stated that the final report is filed, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. 03-02-2026 Mpa Index:Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Internet:Yes Neutral Citation:Yes/No To 1.The State Rep by The Inspector of police, Race course Police Station, Coimbatore City. (Cr.No.628/2025) 2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 2344 of 2026 K.RAJASEKAR J. mpa CRL OP No. 2344 of 2026 03-02-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis