Chellamuthu v. State Of Tamilnadu Rep By Inspector Of Police, Vedasandur

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 15.06.2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. DHANABAL Chellamuthu

...Petitioner/Sole Accused

Vs State of Tamil Nadu rep. by The Inspector of Police, Vedachandur Police Station, Dindigul District.

(Crime No.215 of 2026) ..Respondent For Petitioners :Mr.K.Sheenivasan 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.215 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police.

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ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner/Sole Accused, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent for the offences punishable under Sections 296(b) and 115(2) of BNS, 2023 and Section 4 of TNPHW (Amendment) Act, 2002, @ Sections 296(b), 115(2) and 108 of BNS, 2023, in Crime No.215 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seek anticipatory bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner and the deceased are husband and wife. On the date of occurrence, there was a dispute between the petitioner and the deceased on account of who will took care of children, the deceased consumed poison and abetted her to commit suicide. Hence, the case.

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3. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is an innocent person and he was falsely implicated in this case and he is no way connected in the above said incident. Hence, he prays to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

4. The learned Counsel for State of TN (Crl.

Side) appearing for the respondent Police would submit that the investigation is still pending and the offences are grave in nature and the petitioner has no previous cases. However, he opposes to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

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 3/8

against the petitioner and also considering the fact that the petitioner has no previous cases and even according to the prosecution, there was a wordy quarrel between the parties and at that time, the petitioner assaulted the victim and thereby she consumed poison and committed suicide and there was no inducement or instigation on the part of the petitioner to compel the victim to commit suicide and the incident appears to have occurred only due to a wordy quarrel and scuffle between them and most of the investigation might have been completed and hence, 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 Additional District 4/8

Cum Judicial Magistrate Court, Vedachandur, Dindigul District, 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:

[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 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 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 B.N.S.

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To 1.The learned Additional District Cum Judicial Magistrate Court, Vedachandur, Dindigul District. 2.The Inspector of Police, Vedachandur Police Station, Dindigul District.

3.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. 11022 of 2026 Date : 15.06.2026 8/8