Murali v. State Rep By The Inspector Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 15.10.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.RAJASEKAR 1.Murali

2. Chinna Pulikhan ... Petitioners Vs.

The State represented by The Inspector of Police, Denkanikottai Police Station, Krishnagiri District.

(Crime No.297 of 2025) ... Respondent PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to enlarge the Petitioners/Accused on bail in Crime No.297 of 2025 pending on the file of the respondent Police. For Petitioners :

Mr.R.Radha Pandian For Respondent :

Mr.A.Gopinath Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

O R D E R

The petitioners, who were arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 08.08.2025, for the offence punishable under Sections 126(2), 296(b), 115(2), 109(1) of BNS Act, in Crime No.297 of 2025, registered on the file of the respondent, seeks bail.

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2. The allegation against the petitioners is that due to property dispute, petitioners trespassed into the house of the deceased and indiscriminately attacked the family members of the deceased with wooden log and committed murder of the deceased. Hence, the case.

3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners are not having any specific overt act and they have been falsely implicated in this case. Hence, he prays to grant bail to the petitioners.

4. Learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondent police submitted that the earlier bail petition filed by the petitioners were dismissed by this Court. He also submit that the petitioners are the main accused and they attacked the deceased with wooden log. He further submitted that the absconding accused A3 and A4 are now arrested. Hence, he strongly opposed the grant of bail to the petitioners. 2/6

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

6. Considering the nature of the offence committed by the petitioners and taking into account the period of incarceration, there is no bad antecedents and the fact that the major part of the investigation is completed, 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 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 District Munsif Cum Judicial Magistrate, Denkanikottai, 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 stay at 3/6

Kancheepuram and report before the Inspector of Police, B2 Vishnu Kanchi Police Station daily at 10.30.a.m., until further orders;

[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. 4/6

15.10.2025 sma 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 District Munsif Cum Judicial Magistrate, Denkanikottai.

2.The Inspector of Police, Denkanikottai Police Station, Krishnagiri District.

3.The District Prison, Dharmapuri.

4.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

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K.RAJASEKAR, J.

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