Logeshwaran v. The State Rep By The Inspector Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 15-04-2026

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN

1. Logeshwaran

2. Vishnu Varshan ..Petitioner Vs The State rep. by The Inspector of Police, South Police Station, Tiruppur. (Crime No.150 of 2026) ..Respondent PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to enlarge the petitioners on bail pending investigation in Crime No.150 of 2026 on the file of the Inspector of Police, South Police Station, Tiruppur.

For Petitioner:

Mr.P.Thinesh For Respondent:

Mr.S.Vinoth Kumar, Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

ORDER

The petitioners, who were arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 14.03.2026 for the alleged offences under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 140(3), 296(b), 115(2), 118(1), 351(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (147, 148, 341, 294(b), 323, 324, 506(ii) of Indian Penal Code, 1860), in Crime No.150 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioners along with other accused kidnapped the defacto complainant due to prior enmity and assaulted him causing injuries. Hence, the case was registered.

3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners are innocent and have no direct or indirect connection with the occurrence and they have no bad antecedents. The learned counsel would further submit that the petitioners have been in incarceration since 14.03.2026 and are ready to furnish sureties and abide by any condition imposed by this Court. Hence, he prayed for grant of bail to the petitioners.

4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondent submitted that the petitioners assaulted the defacto complainant and caused injury and that the injured has been discharged from the hospital on the same day. It is further submitted that the co-accused has already been released on bail on 02.04.2026 in Crl.O.P.No.8288 of 2026. However, he opposed to grant bail to the petitioners.

5. I have given anxious consideration to the submissions made by the learned counsel on either side.

6. Considering the submissions of the learned counsel appearing on either side, this Court is of the view that the injured has been discharged from the hospital on the same day. Considering the period of incarceration undergone by the petitioner since 14.03.2026 and also considering the fact that the co-accused have already been released on bail on 02.04.2026 in Crl.O.P.No.8288 of 2026, this Court is inclined to extent parity to the petitioner and enlarge him on bail, subject to certain conditions.

7. Accordingly, the petitioners are ordered to be released on bail on their executing a bond each for a sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty-Five Thousand only), with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate II, Tiruppur, and subject to the following conditions: [a] 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 the identity proofs to ensure their identity; [b] the petitioner shall report before the respondent police everyday at 10.30 a.m. for a period of two weeks and thereafter as and when required for interrogation; [c] the petitioners shall not abscond either during investigation or trial;

[d] the petitioners shall not tamper with the evidence or witness either during investigation or trial;

[e] on breach of any of the aforementioned conditions, the learned Magistrate/Trial Court is entitled to take appropriate action against the petitioners in accordance with law as if the conditions had been imposed and the petitioners released on bail by the learned Magistrate/Trial Court itself, as laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in P.K.Shaji vs. State of Kerala [(2005)13 SCC 283];

[f] if the petitioners thereafter abscond, a fresh FIR may be registered under Section 269 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

15-04-2026 NSL Note:

1. Registry is directed to forthwith upload this order in the Official Website of this Court.

2. All concerned to act on this order being uploaded in Official Website of this Court without insisting on certified hard copies. To be noted, this order when uploaded in the official website of this Court will be watermarked and will also have a QR code. To

1. The learned Judicial Magistrate No.II, Tiruppur.

2. Central Prison, Tiruppur.

3. The Inspector of Police, South Police Station, Tiruppur.

4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

C.KUMARAPPAN, J.

NSL 15-04-2026