Manikandan v. The Sub Inspector Of Police
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 29.05.2026
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ Manikandan
...Petitioner
Vs.
State rep. by, The Sub-Inspector of Police, Deevattipatty Police Station, Salem District.
(Crime No.193 of 2026)
...Respondent
Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 483 of BNSS, seeking to enlarge the petitioner/Accused on bail in connection with Crime No.193 of 2026 on the file of the Sub-Inspector of Police, Deevattipatty Police Station, Salem District. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Prabudoss For Respondent : Mr.A.Amarnath Government Advocate (Criminal Side)
ORDER
Petition seeking bail in respect of Crime No.193 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 189(2), 296(b), 115(2) & 109(1) of BNS, 2023 is on board for consideration. Page No.1 of 6
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner, pleading innocence on the part of the petitioner, who has been in incarceration since 01.05.2026 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 and that he was not at all present at the scene of occurrence and only the petitioner is the cousin of A1, he has been falsely implicated in this case. 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 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 bail, is that due to some money dispute, the petitioner, along with other accused, assaulted the de facto complainant, abused him using filthy language and also threatened him with dire consequences and attempted to kill him. No previous cases against him.
4. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) for the respondent Police and perused the materials available on record and considering the nature of offence Page No.2 of 6
and also the period of incarceration undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner with certain conditions. Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on his executing a bond for a sum of Rs.15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand only) with two sureties, each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Omalur, Salem District, and on further conditions that:
[a] the sureties shall affix their photographs and Left Thumb Impression in the surety bond and the Magistrate may obtain a copy of their Aadhar card or Bank pass Book to ensure their identity;
[b] the petitioner shall report before the respondent Police, daily at 10.30 a.m., until further orders;
[c] the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial;
[d] the petitioner shall not tamper with evidence or witness 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];
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[f] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 of B.N.S. 29.05.2026 skt 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.
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To:
1. The Judicial Magistrate, Omalur, Salem District.
2. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Salem.
3. The Sub-Inspector of Police, Deevattipatty Police Station, Salem District.
4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.
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MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ, J.
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