Rajkumar @ Pulikesi v. Home, State By Inspector Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 14-05-2026

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE P. DHANABAL Rajkumar @ Pulikesi ..Petitioner(s) Vs State By Inspector of Police Vellore South Crime Police Station, Vellore District.

Crime No.20 of 2025 ..Respondent(s) Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 483 of BNSS to enlarge the Petitioner on bail as against the case pending on the file of the Respondent police in Crime.No.20/2025 and thus render justice. For Petitioner(s):

Mr.D.Thirumoorthy For Respondent(s):

Mr.R.Vinothraja, Government Advocate (Crl. Side)

ORDER

The petitioner/sole accused, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 08.08.2025, for the offences under Sections 126(2), 351(2) and 309(4) r/w. 311 of BNS, 2023 [Sections 341, 506(2), 392 r/w. 397 of IPC], in Crime No.20 of 2025 on the file of the respondent Police, seeks bail.

2.The case of the prosecution is that, on 08.08.2025, when the de facto complainant was riding his two wheeler, the petitioner waylaid the de facto complainant and threatened him with knife and extorted a sum of Rs.2,000/- and his mobile phone and threatened him of dire consequences. Hence, the case. 3.Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that it is a cooked up case and the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. He would further submit that, in all the previous cases pending against the petitioner, he has been granted bail. He would further submit that the petitioner is in incarceration for more than nine months and he is ready to abide by any condition to be imposed by this Court and therefore, prays for grant of bail. 4.Per contra, Mr.R.Vinothraja, learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side), appearing for the respondent Police, would submit that the petitioner has 18 previous cases of similar nature. He would further submit that the investigation has been completed and charge sheet is also laid. Hence, he opposes for grant of bail.

5.Heard the learned counsel on either side and perused the entire materials on record.

6.Considering the rival submissions and the nature of offence and also considering the amount of money involved in this case and also considering the fact that investigation has been completed and charge sheet is also laid, and also considering that, though there are 18 previous cases pending against the petitioner, which are of similar nature, in all the cases, the petitioner has been granted bail, and also having regard to the period of incarceration undergone by the petitioner for more than nine months, I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioner, subject to 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 each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.1, Vellore, and on further conditions that: [a] the petitioner shall report before the respondent Police, daily at 10.30 a.m., until further orders.

[b] the petitioner shall not commit any offence similar to the offence of which he is accused, or suspected, or of the commission of which he is suspected;

[c] the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial; [d] the petitioner shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to

dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence;

[e] On breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the learned Judicial 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 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 229A IPC.

14-05-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order MKN 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.1, Vellore.

2.The Inspector of Police Vellore South Crime Police Station, Vellore District.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

4.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Vellore.

P.DHANABAL J.

MKN 14-05-2026