Praveen @ Praveenkumar v. The State Of Tamilnadu
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 22/04/2026
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. DHANABAL Praveen @ Praveenkumar ... Petitioner/Sole Accused Vs The State of Tamilnadu Rep By, The Inspector of Police, Naraikkinaru Police Station, Thoothukudi District.
Cr.No.36 of 2026.
... Respondent/Complainant PRAYER :- For Bail in Cr.No.36 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioner : N. Mohideen Basha, Advocate.
For Respondent : Mr.B.Nambi Selvan, Additional Public Prosecutor ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner / Accused, who was arrested and remanded to 1/6
judicial custody on 12.02.2026 for the offences punishable under Sections 296(B), 115(2), 351(2) @ 296(b), 118(2), 351(3) @ 296(b), 118(2), 103(1), 351(3) of BNS , in Crime No.36 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.
2. The case of the prosecution is that the the deceased is the husband of the defacto complainant and the deceased has illegal intimacy with one lakshmi, who is the mother of the petitioner. On seeing the relationship between his mother and the deceased, on 11.02.2026, early morning, the petitioner is said to have assaulted the deceased with bare hands and kicked him with legs. On 11.02.2026, at about 06.00 am, the defacto complainant was informed that her husband was admitted in the Government Hospital, Palayamkottai, where he died on 20.02.2026. Hence, this case.
3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is innocent and he was falsely implicated in this case and he has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. He would further submit that no previous case is pending against the 2/6
petitioner and he has been arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 12.02.2026. Therefore, prayed to grant bail for the petitioner.
4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent would submit that the deceased had extra marital affair with the petitioner's mother. Due to which, the petitioner assaulted the deceased with bare hands and kicked him with legs and due to the grievous injuries, the deceased died in the hospital. Hence, he strongly opposed to grant bail to the petitioner. He would further submit that the investigation was almost completed and the petitioner has no previous case.
5. This Court heard both sides and perused the materials available on record.
6. Considering the rival submissions made by the learned counsel on either side, nature of offence, and the investigation was almost completed and even according to the prosecution, the petitioner assaulted the deceased with only bare hands on 10.02.2026 and the deceased died 3/6
on 20.02.2026 and considering the period of incarceration undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner subject to the following conditions:
[a] Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on condition to 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, Ottapidaram, Thoothukudi District, and on further conditions that:
[b] the petitioner shall report before the jurisdictional Magistrate on all working days at 10.30 a.m., until further orders.
[c] the petitioner shall not commit any offence similar to the offence of which he/she is accused, or suspected, or of the commission of which he/she 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 4/6
with the facts of the case so as to dissuade her 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.
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P. DHANABAL,J dss To 1.The Judicial Magistrate, Ottapidaram, Thoothukudi District. 2.The Inspector of Police, Naraikkinaru Police Station, Thoothukudi District.
3. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Palayamkottai.
4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
ORDER
IN CRL OP(MD) No.7993 of 2026 Date : 22/04/2026 6/6