S.Pradeep v. State Of Tamilnadu Rep By Inspector Of Police, Krishnakovil
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 09/06/2026 PRESENT The HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. DHANABAL S.Pradeep ... Petitioner/Accused Vs State of Tamilnadu Rep by Inspector of Police, Krishnakovil Police Station, Virudhunagar District. Crime No.120/2026.
... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.Sethu Baskaran B, For Respondent : Mr.G.Ganesh Kumar, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Bail in Crime No.120/2026 on the file of the Respondent Police. 1/7
ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner / Accused, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 26.05.2026 for the offences punishable under Section 140(2) of BNS in Crime No. 120 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.
2. The case of the prosecution is that due to money dispute, on 25.05.2026 at about 02.30p.m., the defacto complainant's son, who is a minor was forcibly abducted by the accused persons in a vehicle bearing registration No.TN 84 S 0301. The alleged incident was informed to the defacto complainant by one Ponraj, who has witnessed the occurrence. Later, the son of the defacto complainant was released from the Car. Hence the 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 he is only a Driver in the vehicle. In this case co-accused have already been enlarged on bail. The 2/7
petitioner has been arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 26.05.2026. Therefore, prayed to grant bail for the petitioner.
4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondent would submit that based on the complaint lodged by the defacto complainant, the case has been registered against the accused persons. He would further submit that though no one has been injured in the occurrence, considering the stage of investigation and the nature of offences committed by the accused, he strongly opposed to grant bail to the petitioner.
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, the nature of the offence and the fact that no one injured in the occurrence and the petitioner is only acting as a Driver and also considering the fact that the co-accused have already been enlarged on bail as well as the period of incarceration undergone by the petitioner, 3/7
this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner subject to the following conditions:
[a] Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is allowed and 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 Principal District and Sessions Judge, Virudhunagar District at Sriviliputhur, and on further conditions that:
[b] the petitioner shall report before the respondent police at 10.30 a.m., for a period of 30 days, thereafter, as and when required for interrogation;
[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;
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[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 him 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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TO
1. The Principal District and Sessions Judge, Virudhunagar District at Sriviliputhur
2. Do-Through The Chief Judicial Magistrate, Viruthunagar District.
3. The Superintendent, Virudhunagar Jail.
4. The Inspector of Police, Krishnakovil Police Station, Virudhunagar District.
5. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
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P. DHANABAL,J PNM
ORDER
IN CRL OP(MD) No.10514 of 2026 Date : 09/06/2026 7/7