Mugesh v. The State Of Tamilnadu Rep. By

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 17.06.2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. DHANABAL CRL OP(MD). No. 11346 of 2026 Mugesh

...Petitioner

Vs State of Tamil Nadu rep. by The Inspector of Police, Veerakeralamputhur Police Station, Tenkasi District.

(Crime No.121 of 2026)

...Respondent/Complainant

For Petitioner : Ms.K.Sasiprabha Advocate For Respondent : Mr.G.Ganesh Kumar Government Advocate (Crl. Side) PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Bail in Cr.No. 121 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner / Accused, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 27.05.2026, for the offences punishable under Sections 115(2), 191(2), 191(3), 238, 296(b), 308(4) and 351(3) of BNS and Section 25(1A) of 1/6

Arms Act, in Crime No.121 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that using a mobile app. the accused persons and the defacto complainant became friends. The accused persons asked the defacto complainant to come to a particular place to meet him through his mobile phone. Thereafter, the accused persons jointed together and assaulted the defacto complainant and taken away a sum of Rs.2,700/- from his pocket and also forced him to transfer a sum of Rs.10,000/- to one of the accused's account and also threatened him with deadly weapons. 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. Co-accused were released on bail. Hence, he prayed bail for the petitioner.

4. The learned Government Advocate (crl. Side) appearing for the respondent would submit that the offence are grave in nature. The petitioner only brutally attacked the defacto complainant and grabbed money from him. 2/6

The petitioner has no previous case against him. Investigation in this case is still pending. Hence, he opposed the grant of 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, considering the nature of charges levelled against the petitioner, nobody was sustained injuries in this case, already co-accused was granted anticipatory bail, the petitioner has no previous case and considering the period of incarceration undergone by the petitioner this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner subject to the following conditions: [a] Accordingly, 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 Judicial Magistrate, Alangulam, Tenkasi District, and on further conditions that: [b] the petitioner shall report before the respondent police at 10.30 a.m. on every Saturday, for a period of four weeks, thereafter as and when required for interrogation: 3/6

[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;

[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 her 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 Judicial Magistrate, Alangulam, Tenkasi District. 2.The Inspector of Police, Veerakeralamputhur Police Station, Tenkasi District. (Crime No.121 of 2026) 3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Palayamkottai. 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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P. DHANABAL, J.

TM

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No. 11346 of 2026 Date : 17.06.2026 6/6