Anand v. State Of Tamilnadu Rep By Inspector Of Police, Thiruthangal

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 27.05.2026 THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.MURALI SHANKAR 1.Anand 2.Muthaiah ... Petitioners Vs State of Tamil Nadu Rep.By, the Inspector of Police, Thiruthangal Police Station, Virudhunagar District.

(Crime No.174 of 2026) ... Respondent PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No.174 of 2026 on the file of the Respondent Police.

For Petitioner : Mr.M.Rajaravivarma For Respondent : Mr.S.Sivasubramanian Counsel for the State of Tamil nadu (Crl.Side) 1/6

ORDER

The petitioners/accused Nos.1 and 2, who apprehend arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 296(b), 115(2) and 351(2) BNS and Section 4 of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, in Crime No.174 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seek anticipatory bail. 2.The case of the prosecution is that while the defacto complainant and her husband went to the Co-operative Bank at S.N.Puram to pay the interest for the jewels, which was pledged in the name of the defacto complainant's husband, the petitioners had attacked the defacto complainant and her husband and abused them in filthy language. Hence, the complaint.

3.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners are innocent and they have not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution.

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4.The learned Counsel for the State of Tamil Nadu (Criminal Side) appearing for the respondent police would submit that this is a case and case in counter case. He would further submit the injured was already discharged from the hospital and the petitioners are not having any previous case.

5.Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and also the facts that the injured was already discharged from the hospital, that the case in counter is pending and that the petitioners are not having any previous case, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners with certain conditions.

6. Accordingly, the petitioners are ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on their appearance, within a period of fifteen days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, before the learned Judicial Magistrate No.II, Sivakasi, on condition that the petitioners shall execute a bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/-(Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) each with two sureties each for a like sum to the 3/6

satisfaction of the learned Magistrate concerned 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., for a period of one month and thereafter, as and when required for interrogation;

[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 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];

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[f]If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 BNS, 2023.

27.05.2026 mm To 1.The Judicial Magistrate-II, Sivakasi.

2.The Inspector of Police, Thiruthangal Police Station, Virudhunagar District.

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

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K.MURALI SHANKAR,J mm CRL OP(MD) No.9943 of 2026 27.05.2026 6/6