Lakshmanan Rangasamy v. The State Rep By The Inspector Of Police
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 24-02-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE K.RAJASEKAR Lakshmanan Rangasamy 3 / 4 West Arundhadhiyar Street, Namakkal Tamil Nadu 637 409 ..Petitioner(s) Vs The State rep by the inspector of police Sendamangalam police station namakkal district (Crime NO.0266/2025) ..Respondent(s) PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to arrest pending investigation in Crime NO.0266 of 2025 on the file of the inspector of Police, Sendamangalam Police Station, Namakkal district, and pass such further or other orders. For Petitioner(s):
Kishorekumar For Respondent(s):
M/S.J.R.Archana Government Advocate (Crl.Side)
ORDER
The petitioner, who apprehend arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 296(B), 115(2), 110(1), 351(2) of BNS, 2023, in Crime No.0266 of 2025, seeks anticipatory bail.
2. The case of the prosecution is that due to matrimonial dispute, there arose a wordy quarrel between the petitioner and the defacto complainant, as a result of which, the petitioner attacked the defacto complainant with bricks and stones and caused injuries. Hence, the complaint.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is an innocent person and he has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. Therefore, he prays for grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl.side) appearing for the respondent police reiterated the prosecution case and submitted that the petitioner is having one previous case and the injured discharged from the hospital. However, she opposed to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
5. Considering the above fact and circumstances of the case and also considering the fact that the victim discharged from the hospital, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner with certain conditions.
6. Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on his appearance, within a period of fifteen (15) days from the date on which the order copy made ready, before the learned Judicial MagistrateI, Sendamangalam, on condition that the petitioner shall 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 Magistrate concerned, and on further condition:
(a) If the petitioners fails to surrender before the concerned Magistrate within a period of fifteen (15) days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, this order shall stand automatically cancelled;
(b) The sureties shall affix their photographs and left thumb impression in the application for surety ship (Judicial Form No.46 annexed to 'The Criminal Rules of Practice, 2019]'. The learned Magistrate shall obtain a copy of any one of identify proofs to ensure their identity;
(c) The petitioner shall report before the respondent police everyday at 10.30 a.m., for a period of three weeks and thereafter, as and when required for interrogation; (d) On breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the learned Magistrate/Trial Court is entitled to take appropriate actions 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 v. State of Kerala [(2005) AIR SCW 5560];
(e) If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 of BNS.
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K.RAJASEKAR, J.
MPA To
1. The Judicial Magistrate-I, Sendamangalam.
2. The State rep by the inspector of police Sendamangalam police station namakkal district (Crime NO.0266/2025) 3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.
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