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Mukesh v. The State Rep By, The Inspector Of Police

2025-12-30Honourable Mr.Justice P. Dhanabal6 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 30-12-2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P. DHANABAL CRL OP No. 35868 of 2025 Mukesh S/o Venkatesh, No.28A, 1st Street, Jothi Nagar, Tiruttani, Thiruvallur District.

Petitioner(s) Vs The State Rep By, The Inspector of Police Arakkonam GRP Police Station, Thiruvallur District.

(Crime No.204 of 2025).

Respondent(s) PRAYER :To enlarge the petitioner on bail in Crime No.204 of 2025 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Arakkonam GRP Police Station, Thiruvallur District.

For Petitioner(s):

Mr.P.Chandrasekar For Respondent(s): Mr.S.Vinoth Kumar Government Advocate (Crl Side)

ORDER

The petitioner / Accused, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 04.11.2025 for the offences punishable under Section 296(b), 11891), 351(3), 109 of BNS Act r/w.25(1)(a) of Arms Act in Crime No.204 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that on 29.07.2025, at about 04.30 PM, the petitioner along with other accused who belongs to Presidency College assaulted the Pachaiyappa College student with knife who was standing on the Tiruttani Railway Station Platform No.2 along with this friends and he was sustained injuries. Hence the case.

3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner / accused would submit that the petitioner is an innocent person and he has been falsely implicated in this case. He would further submit that the petitioner was arrested and he was in judicial custody from 04.11.2025. Hence, he prayed bail for the petitioner.

4. The learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondent would submit that the investigation is pending and the offences are grave in nature and there is one previous against the accused. Hence he strongly opposed to grant bail to the petitioner.

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

6. Considering the rival submissions made by the learned counsel on either side, considering the nature of offences and no previous case against the petitioner and considering the period of incarceration undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner, subject to certain conditions.

[a] Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on his executing 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 learned Judicial Magistrate, Tiruttani, and on further conditions that:- [b] the petitioner shall report before the respondent police on at 10.30 a.m., for a period of thirty days and thereafter as and

when required for interrogation.

[c] the petitioner shall not commit any offence similar to the offence of which he is accused, or suspected, or of the commission of which he is suspected;

[d] the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial;

[e] the petitioner shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence; [f] On breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the learned Judicial 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].

[g] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 BNS.

30.12.2025 Index: Yes/No Internet: Yes/No Speaking/Non-Speaking order mtl / smn 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 Inspector of Police, Arakkonam GRP Police Station, Thiruvallur District.

2. The Judicial Magistrate, Tiruttani

3. The Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai.

4.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

P.DHANABAL , J.

mtl CRL OP No. 35868 of 2025 30.12.2025