Thavam @ Muthuramalingam v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 14/05/2025 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR Thavam @ Muthuramalingam

...Petitioner/Accused

Vs The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep by the Inspector of Police, Sivagangai Taluk Police Station, Sivagangai District.

Crime No. 385 of 2024 ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.D.S.Haroon Rasheed, Advocate For Respondent : Mr.E.Antony Sahaya Prabahar, Additional Public Prosecutor PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Bail in Crime No.385 of 2024 on the file of the respondent police. 1/3

ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner / Accused, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 12.11.2024 for the offences punishable under Sections 103(1) of BNS, 2023 in Crime No.385 of 2024 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

2. The allegation against the petitioner is that the son of the deceased is working abroad, and due to enmity with him, the petitioner murdered the deceased's mother in order to bring back the son to his native place. The petitioner was allegedly waiting for an opportunity to murder him.

3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is an innocent person and that he has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. However, he has been arrested and he is languishing in jail from 12.11.2024. He further submits that the case is committed and the same is pending for trial in S.C.No.78 of 2025, on the file of the learned Principal District Judge, Sivagangai. Therefore, he prays for grant of bail.

4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondentPolice submits that due to previous enmity between the petitioner and the son of the deceased, this occurrence had taken place. He further submits that there are 19 previous cases pending against the petitioner, out of which two cases are murder cases. Accordingly, he prays to dismiss this petition. 2/3

5. Considering the nature of the offence allegedly committed by the petitioner and considering the bad antecedents of the petitioner, and taking note of the fact that if bail is granted to the petitioner, he may cause threat to the defacto complainant and witnesses, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

6. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands dismissed. Sd/- 14/05/2025 / TRUE COPY / /05/2025 Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.I /II / III / IV ) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.

TSG TO

1. The Inspector of Police, Sivagangai Taluk Police Station, Sivagangai District.

2. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.8746 of 2025 Date : 14/05/2025 BV(27/05/2025) 3P/3C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17.07.2023. 3/3