Murugan v. State Of Tamilnadu Rep By Inspector Of Police, Kumbakonam West

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

...Petitioner/Accused

Vs State of Tamil Nadu rep. by The Inspector of Police, Kumbakonam West Police Station, Thanjavur District.

(Crime No.277 of 2026) ..Respondent For Petitioner :Mr.R.Thamarai Selvan 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.277 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police.

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ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner/Accused, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent for the offences punishable under Sections 296(b), 308(5) and 351(3) of BNS, 2023, in Crime No.277 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seek anticipatory bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the defacto complainant is working in a tasmac bar as a server. On the date of occurrence, the petitioner threatened the defacto complainant with knife point and grabbed a sum of Rs.200. Hence, the case.

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 2/7

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. He would further submit that the petitioner has 19 previous cases and he is a history sheeter. 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 against the petitioner and also considering the fact that though the petitioner has 19 previous cases, in all case, he was released on bail and 3/7

the material part 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 Principal Sessions Judge, Thanjavur, 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 Inspector of Police, Thiruvaiyaru Police Station, Thanjavur 4/7

District, daily at 10.30 a.m., for a period of 30 days and thereafter, as and when required for interrogation.

[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 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 5/7

SCW 5560].

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

(P D B J) 15.06.2026 vsg To 1.The learned Principal Sessions Judge, Thanjavur.

2.The Inspector of Police, Thiruvaiyaru Police Station, Thanjavur District,.

3.The Inspector of Police, Kumbakonam West Police Station, Thanjavur 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. 11131 of 2026 Date : 15.06.2026 7/7