Raj @ Devaraj v. The State Of Tamil Nadu
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 05/02/2026 PRESENT The HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY Raj @ Devaraj, S/o.Dass Kutty, No.12, Mission Street, Ilanji, Tenkasi District..
... Petitioner/Accused Vs The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep By,The Inspector of Police, Shencottai Police Station, Tenkasi District.
Cr.No.7/2026..
... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.K.Karansingh, Advocate.
For Respondent : Mr.E.Antony Sahaya Prabahar, Additional Public Prosecutor PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER :- C-8B. For Bail in Cr.No.7 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police.
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ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 08.01.2026 for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 296(B), 109(1) of BNS, in Crime No.7 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.
2. The case of the prosecution is that the defacto complainant and the petitioner's wife are class mates at the time of studying in school and after a long time, they met and thereafter, the defacto complainant started to torture the petitioner's wife through phone. Therefore, the petitioner waylaid the defacto complainant, abused him in filthy language, attacked with sickle and caused injuries to him. Hence, the case.
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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 in judicial custody from 08.01.2026. Hence, he seeks bail to the petitioner.
4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that the petitioner has no previous case. He further submitted the injured person has been discharged from the hospital. However, he opposed the grant of bail to the petitioner.
5. Taking into consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case and the fact that the injured person has been discharged from the hospital and also considering the period of incarceration suffered by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the 3/7
petitioner, subject to the following 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, Shenkottai, 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.
[b] the petitioner shall stay at Madurai and report before the Inspector of Police, Thallakulam Police Station, Madurai, daily at 10.30 a.m, until further orders; Further, the petitioner shall not intimidate or threaten the defacto complainant.
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[c] the petitioner shall not tamper with the evidence or witness either during investigation or trial.
[d] the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial.
[e] 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].
[f] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 BNS.
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TO 1.The learned Judicial Magistrate, Shenkottai, 2.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Palayamkottai.
3.The Inspector of Police, Shencottai Police Station, Tenkasi District.
4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
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S.SRIMATHY,J., vsg
ORDER
IN CRL OP(MD) No.2278 of 2026 Date : 05/02/2026 7/7