Surantheran @ Surendran v. State Represented By The Inspector Of Police
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 27.05.2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ Surantheran @ Surendran, S/o.Duraisamy, No.36, Pudhukottai Medu Street, Dharapuram, Tiruppur - 638 656.
... Petitioner(s) Vs.
State Rep. By The Inspector of Police, Dharapuram Police Station, Tiruppur District.
(Cr.No.39 of 2026) .... Respondent(s) PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of BNSS, praying to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest in Crime No.39 of 2026 pending investigation on the file of the respondent police.
For Petitioner :
Mr.S.Dhilipan For Respondent :
Mr.S.Yogaraja Sekar, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) 1/6
ORDER
The petitioner, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent Police for the offences punishable under Sections 296(b), 115(2) of BNS r/w 4 of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Woman Act, 1998, in Crime No.39 of 2026 on the file of the respondent Police, seeks anticipatory bail.
2. The learned counsel for the petitioner, pleading innocence on the part of the petitioner and false implication in the case, seeks indulgence of this Court. He submits that the petitioner is an innocent person and he has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. He would further submit that the petitioner is ready to abide by any stringent condition that may be imposed by this Court. Therefore he prayed to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
3. The case of the prosecution as put forth by the learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondent police, opposing for grant of anticipatory bail, is that due to a family dispute, when the petitioner went to the house of the de facto complainant to see 2/6
his wife on 22.01.2026, a wordy quarrel arose between them, during which the de facto complainant sustained simple injuries.
4. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondent Police and perused the materials available on record and considering the fact that the injuries sustained by the de facto complainant are simple in nature, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner with certain conditions. Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on his appearance, within a period of fifteen days from the date on which the order copy made ready, before the learned Judicial Magistrate, Dharapuram, on condition that the petitioner shall execute a bond for a sum of Rs.
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[b] the petitioner shall report before the respondent Police, daily at 10.30 a.m., until further orders;
[c] the petitioner shall not tamper with evidence or witness either during investigation or trial; [d] the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial;
[e] On breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the learned 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 269 of B.N.S. 27.05.2026 cda 4/6
Note:
1. Registry is directed to forthwith upload this order on the Official Website of this Court.
2. All concerned to act on this order being uploaded on 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, Dharapuram.
2. The Inspector of Police, Dharapuram Police Station, Tiruppur District.
3. The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court.
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MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ, J cda 27.05.2026 6/6