A.Marimuthu v. State Rep By The Inspector Of Police,
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 11.09.2025
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE T.V.THAMILSELVI CRL.O.P.No.24292 of 2025
1. A.Marimuthu
2. S.Dinesh @ Kavundar
3. M.Sathyaraj
4. C.Anbarasan
5. S.Pugazhendhi
6. M.Rajeswari ... Petitioners -vsState Rep by, The Inspector of Police, Town Police Station, Karaikal District, Puducherry State.
(Crime No.222 of 2025) ... Respondent Prayer:- Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of BNSS Act, 2023, to enlarge the petitioners on bail in the event of their arrest in Crime No.222 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioners :
Mr.Vinoth Kumar For Respondent :
Mr.M.V.Ramachandramurthy Additional Public Prosecutor (P) ********** 1/6
ORDER
The petitioners, who apprehends arrest for the alleged offence punishable under Sections 189(2), 296(b), 115(2), 76, 324(2), 190 of BNS, 2023, in Crime No.222 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.
2. The case of prosecution is that on 28.08.2025 the defacto complainant's husband hearing the alarm of peoples sound in their street hence her husband went to the occurrence place and seeing that all the accused persons are unlawfully assembled and crating the problem in the street hence the defacto complainant's husband questioned the accused persons why they are creating the problem while that time all the accused persons are try to attack the defacto complainant's husband hence the defacto complainant try to rescue her husband while that time all the accused persons are with the common object abusing the defacto complainant in the filthy language and attacked the defacto complainant in hands and also they causing the damage the window of one Paramasivam in that street then all the accused persons are escaped from the scene of occurrence and the defacto complainant admitted into hospital based upon the statement recorded from the defacto complainant. Hence this case. 2/6
3. The learned counsel appearing for petitioners submitted that the petitioners have not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution and they have been falsely implicated in this case. Hence, he prays for grant of anticipatory bail.
4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor (P) appearing for respondent would submit that totally 8 accused, A1 having 5 previous cases, victim discharged. However, he vehemently opposed to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.
5. Considering the facts and circumstances, and the investigation is almost completed, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners with certain conditions.
6. Accordingly, the petitioners are ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on their appearance, within a period of fifteen (15) days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order before the learned Judicial Magistrate Court, No.I, Karaikal, on condition that the petitioners shall execute 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 respondent police or the police officer who intends to arrest or to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate concerned and on further condition 3/6
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 1st to 5th petitioners shall report before the respondent police on every Tuesday at 10.30 a.m., for a period of eight weeks and the 6th petitioners shall before the respondent police as and when requires for interrogation;
(c) the petitioners shall not tamper with evidence or witness either during investigation or trial; (d) the petitioners 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 petitioners in accordance with law as if the conditions have been imposed and the petitioners released on bail by the learned Magistrate/Trial Court himself as laid 4/6
down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in P.K.Shaji Vs. State of Kerala [(2005) AIR SCW 5560]; and;
(f) if the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 of B.N.S.
11.09.2025 rna 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 Judicial Magistrate Court No.I, Karaikal. 2.The Inspector of Police, Town Police Station, Karaikal District, Puducherry State.
3.The Public Prosecutor, Puducherry.
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T.V.THAMILSELVI, J.
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