Karuppasamy v. State Of Tamilnadu Rep By The Sub Inspector Of Police, District Crime Branch
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 19/01/2026 PRESENT The HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY Karuppasamy, S/o.Mookkaiah Thevar, ... Petitioners/Accused Vs State of Tamilnadu Rep by The Sub Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Tenkasi.
(Crime No.11/2025).
... Respondents/Complainants For Petitioner : V. Malaiyendran, For Respondent : Mr.E.Antony Sahaya Prabahar, Additional Public Prosecutor For intervenor : Mr.Aayiram K.Selvakumar PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Bail in Crime No.11/2025 on the file of the respondent police. 1/7
ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 30.11.2025 for the offences punishable under Sections 406, 420, 465, 468, 471 and 506(ii) of IPC, in Crime No.11 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.
2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner received a sum of Rs.16,20,000/- from the defacto complainant on the promise of securing job as an Assistant Manager at Aavin, and thereafter cheated the defacto complainant. Hence, the complaint.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is an innocent person and he has not committed any offences as alleged by the prosecution. He further submitted that the petitioner is also one of the victims and had preferred a complaint on 06.04.2022, wherein he stated that nine persons had paid money to one R. Senthil Kumar, who was the Personal Assistant to the former Deputy Chief Minister, and further submitted that the said R. Senthil Kumar has since died. He further submitted that the petitioner is in judicial custody from 30.11.2025. Hence, he seeks bail to the petitioner. 2/7
4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that the investigation is going on. Hence, he opposed for grant of bail to the petitioner.
5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and also considering the fact that the petitioner is ready and willing to deposit a sum of Rs.2,00,000/- to the credit of crime number in two installments and also considering the period of incarceration suffered by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner, with other conditions:
6. Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on 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 No.I, Tirunelveli, and on further conditions that :- [a] the petitioner and the sureties shall affix their photographs and left thumb impression in the surety bond and the Magistrate may obtain a copy of their Aadhaar card or bank pass book to ensure their identity. 3/7
(b )the petitioner is directed to deposit a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One lakh only) to the credit of Crime No.11 of 2025 before the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Tirunelveli. On such deposit, the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Tirunelveli, shall accept the sureties furnished by the petitioner. Thereafter, another Rs.1,00,000/-(Rupees One Lakh only) is to be paid by the petitioner on or before 26.02.2026. After receipt of entire amount, the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Tirunelveli, shall deposit the said amount in an interest bearing Fixed Deposit in any nationalized Bank initially for a period of one year and renew them periodically until the final order/Judgment is passed in the case in Crime No.11 of 2025. The learned Judicial Magistrate or Trial Court shall pass orders regarding entitlement of the said amount in its final order/Judgment.
[c] the petitioner shall report before the respondent police daily at 10.30 a.m., until further orders. [d] the respondent police is directed to conduct the investigation in the petitioner's compliant [e] the petitioner shall not tamper with the evidence or witness either during investigation or trial. 4/7
[f] the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial.
[g] On breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the learned 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 is 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].
[h] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 BNS.
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To 1.The Judicial Magistrate No.I, Tirunelveli.
2.The Sub Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Tenkasi.
3. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Palayamkottai.
4. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
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S.SRIMATHY,J TTA
ORDER
IN CRL OP(MD) No.559 of 2026 Date : 19/01/2026 7/7