P.Anand v. The State Rep. By The Inspector Of Police,
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 29-10-2025
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR CRL OP NO.29309 of 2025
1. P.Anand
2. R. Yoganath @ R. Yoganand ... Petitioners/ A2 & A3 Vs The State rep. by, The Inspector of Police, Shevapet Police Station, Salem City, Salem District.
(Crime No.354 of 2025) ... Respondent PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to grant bail to the petitioners/accused in Crime No.354 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioner(s) :
Mr. C.S. Saravanan For Respondent(s) :
Mr. A. Gopinath Government Advocate (Crl. Side) ******* 1/6
ORDER
The petitioners, who were arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 02.09.2025 for the offences punishable under Sections 309(4) and 311 of BNS (392 and 397 of IPC) in Crime No.354 of 2025, registered on the file respondent police, seek bail.
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The case of the prosecution is that on 02.09.2025, the petitioners along with other accused/ A1 have waylaid the defacto complainant and robbed a sum of Rs.2,000/- at knife point; that they also threatened the defacto complainant of dire consequences. Hence, this case. 3.
The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners have been falsely implicated in this case and the petitioners are in judicial custody since 02.09.2025; and that the petitioners are ready to abide by any conditions that may be imposed by this Court and sought for bail to the petitioners.
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The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) appearing for the respondent while opposing the bail to the petitioners reiterated the 2/6
prosecution case and stated that there are totally three accused involved in this case and the petitioners are arrayed as A2 and A3; and that the investigation of the case is pending.
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Considering the facts of the case, nature of allegation and the period of incarceration undergone by the petitioners, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioners with certain conditions. 6.
Accordingly, the petitioners are ordered to be released on bail on their executing a bond for a sum of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) with two sureties each, for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.III, Salem 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 report before the respondent police daily at 10:30 a.m., for a period of three 3/6
weeks and thereafter, as and when required for interrogation by the respondent police;
[c] 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];
[d] If the accused thereafter abscond, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 of B.N.S.
29.10.2025 stn 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.
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To
1. The Judicial Magistrate No.III, Salem.
2. The Inspector of Police, Shevapet Police Station, Salem City, Salem District.
(Crime No.354 of 2025)
3. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Salem.
4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.
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K. RAJASEKAR, J.
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