A.Abimanue v. State Rep. By, The Inspector Of Police,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 09.06.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR 1.A.Abimanue ... Petitioners/A3 2.S.Vinoth Kumar @ Baba ... Petitioners/A2 Vs.

State Rep. by The Inspector of Police, Mappedu Police Station, Thiruvallur District.

(Cr.No.97 of 2025) ... 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.97 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioners :

Mr.M.D.Ilayaraja For Respondent :

Mr.L.Baskaran Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

O R D E R

The petitioners, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 02.05.2025, for the offence punishable under Sections 126(2), 296(b), 109 & 351(3) of BNS (Sections 341, 294(b), 307 & 506(ii) of IPC) in Crime No.97 of 2025, registered on the file of the respondent, seeks bail. 1/6

2. The case of the prosecution is that on 01.05.2025, during the temple festival, there was a scuffle between the petitioners and the defacto complainant and the further allegations is that the petitioners attacked the defacto complainant using knife, as a result of which, defacto complainant sustained stab injuries and admitted in the Rajiv Gandhi Hospital. Hence, the case.

3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners are innocent persons, they have not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution and they have been falsely implicated in this case. He further submitted that the petitioners are ready to abide by any stringent condition that may be imposed by this Court. Hence, he prayed for grant of bail to the petitioners.

4. Learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) appearing for the respondent police, while opposing for grant of bail to the petitioners, reiterated the prosecution case and submitted that the injured has been discharged from the hospital on 05.05.2025. He further submitted that the petitioners have no bad antecedents.

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5. Heard both sides and perused the materials available on record.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by the learned counsels on either side, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioners with certain conditions.

7. Accordingly, the petitioners are ordered to be released on bail on their executing 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 No.II, Thiruvallur and on further conditions that: [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 petitioners 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;

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[c] the petitioners shall make himself available for interrogation by a Police Officer as and when required; [d] the petitioners shall not directly or indirectly cause any threat to the de facto complainant and witnesses;

[e] the petitioners to give an undertaking that if required for being identified by witnesses during investigation or for police custody beyond the first fifteen days, he shall comply to the directions as may be given by the Court in this regard;

[f] On breach of any of the aforementioned conditions, the learned Magistrate/Trial Court is entitled to pass appropriate orders against the petitioners in accordance with law as if the aforementioned 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 vs. State of Kerala [(2005)13 SCC 283];

[g] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 of B.N.S. 09.06.2025 sma 4/6

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 Judicial Magistrate No.II, Thiruvallur.

2.The Inspector of Police, Mappedu Police Station, Thiruvallur District.

3.The Central Prison - II, Puzhal, Chennai.

4.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

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M.NIRMAL KUMAR, J.

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