Manikandan v. State Of Tamilnadu Rep By Inspector Of Police, Thandikudi
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 04/06/2026
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. DHANABAL Manikandan ... Petitioner/Accused No.1 Vs State of Tamilnadu Rep by, The Inspector of Police, Thandikudi Police Station, Dindigul District.
(Crime No. 80 of 2026). ... Respondent/Complainant PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No. 80 of 2026 on the file of the Respondent Police.
For Petitioner : S.Arjun, Advocate.
For Respondent : Mr.N.Balasubramanian, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the 1/6
respondent for the offences punishable under Sections 296(b), 132 of BNS, 2023, and Section 4(1)(C) of TNP Amendment Act, in Crime No. 80 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.
2. The case of the prosecution is that on 06.05.2026 at about 01.30 p.m, when the respondent police were in patrol duty, they noticed one person standing in that place in a suspicious manner. On seeing the police party, he tried to escape from the place of occurrence. However, he nabbed him and on search, he was found in illegal possession of 118 numbers of 180 ml of liquor bottles. When the same was enquired by the respondent police, the accused abused them in filthy language and prevented them from discharging their duty. Hence, the case.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is an innocent and he was falsely implicated in this case and he has no way connected in the above said incident. Hence, he prays to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) would submit that the petitioner was found in illegal possession of 118 numbers of 2/6
180 ml of liquor bottles and the investigation is still pending and the petitioner has 3 previous cases similar in nature.
5. Heard both sides and perused the materials available on record.
6. Considering the rival submissions on either side and the nature of offences charged against the petitioner, and the quantity involved in this case and though the petitioner has some previous cases, in those cases, he was released on bail, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner, subject to the following conditions: [a] Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on his appearance, within a period of fifteen days from the date on which the order copy made ready, before the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Kodaikanal, on condition that 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 concerned and on further conditions that:
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[b] the petitioner shall report before the respondent police, every Saturday at 10.30 a.m. for a period of 4 weeks, and thereafter as and when required for the interrogation.
[c] the petitioner shall not commit any offences of similar nature.
[d] the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial.
[e] the petitioner shall not tamper with evidence or witness either during investigation or trial. [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 B.N.S.
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04.06.2026 dss To 1.The Judicial Magistrate No.I, Kodaikanal.
2.The Inspector of Police, Thandikudi Police Station, Dindigul District.
3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
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P. DHANABAL,J dss
ORDER
IN CRL OP(MD) No.9563 of 2026 Date : 04/06/2026 6/6