Saravanan v. State Of Tamilnadu Rep By Inspector Of Police, Melur
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 03/06/2026 PRESENT The HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. DHANABAL Saravanan, S/o. Rajendran, No.212-1, Manapatti, Thumbaipatti, Melur Taluk, Madurai District..
... Petitioner/Accused No.1 Vs State of Tamilnadu Rep by, The Inspector of Police, Melur Police Station, Madurai District.
Crime No.225/2026.
... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.S.Vidhya Sagar, Advocate.
For Respondent : Mr.G.Ganesh Kumar, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS 1/8
PRAYER :- C-33B. For Bail in Crime no.225 of 2026 on the file of the Respondent Police.
ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner/A1, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 03.05.2026 for the offences punishable under Section 4(1)(A) of TN Prohibition Act, in Crime No.225 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.
2. The case of the prosecution is that on 20.04.2026, at about 19.45 hours, while the defacto complainant along with the police personnel conducting patrol duty, they found that the petitioner and other accused persons were in illegal possession of 2928 liquor bottles for illegal sale. Hence, the case.
3.The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is an innocent 2/8
and he was falsely implicated in this case and he is no way connected in the above said incident. He has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. He would further submit the even as per the prosecution, the bottles were recovered from the other accused and not from the petitioner. The petitioner has been arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 03.05.2026. Hence, he prays to grant bail to the petitioner.
4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl.
Side) appearing for the respondent Police would submit that investigation in this case is still pending and the offences are grave in nature. He would further submit that the petitioner has 20 previous cases. Hence, he vehemently, opposed to grant of bail.
5. This Court heard both sides and perused the materials available on record.
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6. Considering the rival submissions on either side and the quantity of the material involved in this case and even as per the prosecution, the alleged occurrence took place on 20.04.2026, the petitioner was arrested on 03.05.2026 and though the petitioner has some previous cases, the same are not similar kind of offences and in all cases, he was released on bail and the material part of the investigation might have been completed and also considering the period of incarceration undergone by the petitioner from 03.05.2026, 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 4/8
the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Melur, and on further conditions that:
[b] the petitioner shall report before the respondent Police daily at 10.30 a.m., until further orders.
[c] the petitioner shall not commit any offence similar to the offence of which she is accused, or suspected, or of the commission of which 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 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 5/8
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.
(P D B J) 03.06.2026 VSG 6/8
TO 1.The learned Judicial Magistrate, Melur.
2. The Officer-in-Charge, Sub Jail, Melur.
3.The Inspector of Police, Melur Police Station, Madurai District.
4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
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P. DHANABAL,J., vsg
ORDER
IN CRL OP(MD) No.9826 of 2026 Date : 03/06/2026 8/8