Citation : 2026 Latest Caselaw 2632 Mad
Judgement Date : 20 May, 2026
CRL OP(MD). No.9587 of 2026
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
( Criminal Jurisdiction )
Date : 20/05/2026
PRESENT
The HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR
CRL OP(MD). No.9587 of 2026
Rameshkumar ... Petitioner/Accused No.5
Vs
The State of Tamil Nadu represented by
The Inspector of Police,
Chinnakovilankulam Police Station,
Tenkasi District.
(Crime No.110 of 2026) ... Respondent/Complainant
For Petitioner : Mr.A.S.Vaigunth
For Respondent : Mr.A.Albert James,
Government Advocate (Crl. Side)
PETITION FOR ANTICIBATORY BAIL Under Sec.482 of BNSS
PRAYER :-
For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No.110/2026 on the file of the
respondent Police.
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CRL OP(MD). No.9587 of 2026
ORDER :
The Court made the following order :-
The petitioner / fifth accused, who apprehends arrest at the hands
of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections
191(2), 296(b), 115(2) and 351(3) BNS and Section 4 of TNPHW Act, in
Crime No.110 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks
anticipatory bail.
2. The case of the prosecution is that there existed land dispute
between the first accused and the defacto complainant, due to which, the
petitioner and other accused had attacked and abused the defacto
complainant in filthy language and also threatened the defacto
complainant with dire consequences. Hence, the case.
3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit
that the petitioner is innocent and he has not committed any offence as
alleged by the prosecution. Hence, he seeks anticipatory bail to the
petitioner.
4. The learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) appearing
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for the respondent police would submit that the injured was discharged
from the hospital.
5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and also the
fact that the injured was discharged from the hospital, this Court is
inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner subject to certain
conditions.
6. Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail in
the event of arrest or on his appearance, on condition that the petitioner
shall execute a bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand
only) with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the
learned Judicial Magistrate, Sankarankovil, Tenkasi District, within a
period of fifteen days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and
on further conditions that:
[a]the petitioner and 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;
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[b] the petitioner shall report before the respondent police weekly once i.e., on every Monday at 10.30 a.m., until further orders;
[c]the petitioner shall not tamper with the evidence or witness either during investigation or trial;
[d]the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial;
[e]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 is 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];
[f]If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 of BNS.
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TO
1.The Judicial Magistrate, Sankarankovil, Tenkasi District.
2.The Inspector of Police, Chinnakovilankulam Police Station, Tenkasi District.
3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
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R.VIJAYAKUMAR,J
CSM
ORDER IN
Date : 20/05/2026
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