Thirugnanam v. The State Rep By
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 30-04-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN Thirugnanam ..Petitioner Vs State Represented by The Inspector of Police, CBCID OCU wing, Coimbatore City.
Crime No. 02 of 2025 ..Respondent PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to enlarge the Petitioner on bail in connection with the case in Crime No.02 of 2025 pending investigation on the file of the Respondent police.
For Petitioner:
Mr.M.Guruprasad For Respondent:
Mr.S.Vinoth Kumar, Government Advocate (Crl.Side)
ORDER
The petitioner, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 17.03.2026 for the alleged offences under Sections 120(B), 420, 468 & 471 of Indian Penal Code, 1860, in Crime No.02 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.
2. The case of the prosecution is that the accused persons induced the defacto complainant and others to invest money in a Trust by producing forged documents and collected a sum of Rs.1,75,00,000/-. The petitioner is arrayed as A9. Hence, the case was registered.
3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has no role in the alleged offence and he is only a temporary employee and his bank account was misused by other accused. It is further submitted that there is no overt act attributed to the petitioner. The learned counsel would submit that the main accused have already been released on bail and the petitioner has been in custody for more than 30 days. Hence, he prayed for grant of bail to the petitioner.
4. The learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) appearing for the respondent police, while opposing for grant of bail to the petitioner, reiterated the prosecution case and submitted that the petitioner was arrested on 17.03.2026. He would submit that there is no previous case pending against the petitioner.
5. Heard both sides and perused the materials available on record.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, nature of allegations, submissions made by the learned counsels on either side and the period of incarceration undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner with certain conditions.
7. Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on his executing a bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only), with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Coimbatore, 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 daily at 10.30 a.m. for a period of two weeks and thereafter as and when required for interrogation;
[c] the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial;
[d] the petitioner 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 petitioner in accordance with law as if the conditions had been imposed and the petitioner 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 petitioner thereafter abscond, a fresh FIR may be registered under Section 269 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
30-04-2026 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Coimbatore.
2. The Central Prison, Coimbatore.
3. The Inspector of Police, CBCID OCU wing, Coimbatore City.
4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.
G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.
NSL 30-04-2026