Sundari v. State Of Tamilnadu Rep. By The Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 18.06.2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. DHANABAL 1.Sundari 2.Vairamani

...Petitioners/Accused

Vs State of Tamil Nadu rep. by The Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch -II, Madurai.

(Crime No. 38 of 2025)

...Respondent/Complainant

For Petitioners : Mr.A.Prasanna Rajadurai Advocate.

For Respondent : Mr.N.Balasubramanian Counsel for State of TN (Crl.Side) PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.482 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Cr.No. 38 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police.

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ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioners, who apprehend arrest at the hands of the respondent for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 and 120(b) of IPC, in Crime No. 38 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police, seek anticipatory bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the defacto complainant is the owner of the subject lands and the accused persons allegedly fabricated the documents and revenue records and grabbed the land. Hence, the case.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners are innocent and they were falsely implicated in this case and they are no way connected in the above said incident. They have not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. Hence, he prayed to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

4. The learned Counsel for State of TN (Crl.Side) would submit 2/6

that based on the complaint given by the defacto complainant, a case has been registered for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 and 120(b) of IPC, in Crime No. 38 of 2025. He would further submit that this is the second anticipatory bail application filed by the petitioner and the petitioners have no previous case. He would further submit that the investigation is pending and the offences are grave in nature and hence, he opposed to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

5. Heard both sides and perused the materials available on record.

6. Considering the rival submissions made on either side and the nature of offences charged against the petitioners, and considering the facts that though the alleged occurrence took place on 20.03.2024, FIR has been registered only on 14.10.2025; however, by this time, investigation might have been completed and though already this Court dismissed the earlier anticipatory bail petition on the ground that the custodial interrogation is necessary, the respondent police have not taken any steps to secure the petitioner so far and also the offences are borne out of records and thereby, there is no scope to tamper the evidence, I am 3/6

inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners, subject to the following conditions:

[a] 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 on which the order copy made ready, before the learned Judicial Magistrate-I, Madurai, on condition that the petitioners shall execute a bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) each with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate concerned and on further conditions that:

[b] the petitioners shall report before the respondent police, on every Saturday at 10.30 a.m. for a period of four weeks, and thereafter as and when required for the interrogation.

[c] the petitioners shall not commit any offences of similar nature.

[d] the petitioners shall not abscond either during investigation or trial.

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[e] the petitioners 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 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]. [g] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 B.N.S.

(P D B J) 18.06.2026 apd To 1.The Judicial Magistrate-I, Madurai.

2.The Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch Madurai.

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

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P. DHANABAL, J apd

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No. 11503 of 2026 Date : 18.06.2026 6/6