Karthik v. The State Rep By Its The Inspector Of Police
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 17-12-2025
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR CRL OP NOS.34630 and 34631 of 2025 Karthik ... Petitioner in Crl.O.P.No.34630 of 2025/ A7 S. Vinoth @ Sasikumar ... Petitioner in Crl.O.P.No.34631 of 2025/ A6 Vs The State rep. by, The Inspector of Police, GRP Police Station, Coimbatore City, Coimbatore.
(Crime No.297 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.297 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioner(s) :
Mr. E. Sathiyaraj For Respondent(s) :
Mr. A. Gopinath Government Advocate (Crl. Side) ******* COMMON ORDER 1/6
The petitioners, who were arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 24.09.2025 for the offences punishable under Section 150(1)(a) of Indian Railway Act in Crime No.297 of 2025, registered on the file of the respondent police, seek bail.
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The allegation against the petitioners herein is that, they joined hands with 5 other accused with a view to stop the train and rob money from the passengers. They placed huge wooden log on the railway track and the railway officials were able to see the incident and removed the wooden log. Hence, a case has been registered. The investigation revealed that the petitioners herein have involved in this case. 3.
The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners have been falsely implicated in this case, purely on suspicion and they are in judicial custody since 24.09.2025; that the co-accused were already enlarged on bail by this Court, vide common order dated 01.12.2025 in Crl.O.P.Nos.32356 and 32815 of 2025; and that the petitioners are ready to abide by any conditions that may be imposed by this Court, sought for bail to the petitioners.
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The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) appearing for the 2/6
respondent while opposing the bail to the petitioners reiterated the prosecution case and submitted that the respondent police recovered CCTV footage from the nearby area, which reveals that these petitioners joined hands with other accused involved in stopping the train with the wooden log; that the petitioners have no previous antecedents; and that the investigation of this case was completed and final report has been filed. 5.
Considering the submissions made on both sides, the fact that the petitioners have no previous antecedents, the co-accused were already enlarged on bail by this Court, vide common order dated 01.12.2025 in Crl.O.P.Nos.32356 and 32815 of 2025 and taking note of the period of incarceration undergone by the petitioners, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioners with certain conditions.
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Accordingly, the petitioners are ordered to be released on bail on their executing a bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) with two sureties each, for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate Court-6, Coimbatore 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']. 3/6
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 weeks and thereafter, as and when required for interrogation; [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.
17.12.2025 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 4/6
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 Judicial Magistrate-6, Coimbatore.
2. The Inspector of Police, GRP Police Station, Coimbatore City, Coimbatore.
(Crime No.297 of 2025)
3. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Coimbatore.
4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.
K. RAJASEKAR, J.
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