Arul Ananth v. The State Of Tamil Nadu Represented By
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 25/02/2026 PRESENT The HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY 1.Arul Ananth 2.Muthu Selvam 3.Muthu Kumar 4.Iyappan 5.Palaniyammal 6.Nandhini 7.Arumugam 8.Sathya ... Petitioners/Accused Vs The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep By,The Inspector of Police, Melapalayam Police Station, Tirunelveli District.
Cr.No.29 of 2026. ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioners : Mr.M.Veeravelpandi For Respondent : Mr.S.S.Manoj, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) PRAYER :- C-33AB.For Anticipatory Bail in Cr.No.29 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police.
ORDER : The Court made the following order :- 1/7
The petitioners, who apprehend arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 296(b), 115(2), 118(1) and 351(3) of BNS, [corresponding Sections 147, 148, 323, 324 and 506 of IPC], and Section 4 of TNPWH Act, in Crime No.29 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seek anticipatory bail.
2. The case of the prosecution is that due to previous motive, the petitioners along with other accused persons have attacked the defacto complainant's brother with iron rod and pushed her down by pulling her Churidar and also abused the defacto complainant in filthy language and attacked her relative and threatened with dire consequences. Hence, the complaint.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners are innocent persons and they have not committed any offences as alleged 2/7
by the prosecution. He further submitted that the petitioners are ready and willing to abide by any conditions which may be imposed by this Court. Hence, he seeks anticipatory bail to the petitioners.
4. The learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) submitted that there are 10 accused persons and the first petitioner,who is the husband of the defacto complainant is having one previous case and others have no previous case. The defacto complainant is a Karakattam dancer. The specific overtact againast the A1 and A2 is they have shown the private parts and attacked the defacto complainant with iron rod and injured discharged from hospital. However, he opposed for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners.
5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, and also the fact the injured has been discharged from hospital, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners, subject to certain conditions.
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6. Accordingly, the petitioners are ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on their appearance, on condition that each of the petitioner shall execute 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.V, Tirunelveli, within a period of fifteen days from the date on which the order copy is made ready and on further conditions that:
[a]the petitioners 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 petitioners shall report before the respondent police daily at 10.30 a.m., until further orders; the petitioners shall not intimidate the defacto complainant or enter into the 4/7
street, home, and normally wherever she is available;
[c]the petitioners shall not tamper with the evidence or witness either during investigation or trial;
[d]the petitioners 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 petitioners in accordance with law as if the conditions have been imposed and the petitioners are 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 of BNS.
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TO
1. Judicial Magistrate No.V, Tirunelveli.
2.The Inspector of Police, Melapalayam Police Station, Tirunelveli District.
3. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
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S.SRIMATHY,J PJL
ORDER
IN CRL OP(MD) No.4089 of 2026 Date : 25/02/2026 7/7