Sathiskumar v. State Of Tamilnadu Rep By Inspector Of Police, Shanarpatti
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 16/06/2026 PRESENT The HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. DHANABAL Sathiskumar ... Petitioner/Accused Vs State of Tamilnadu Rep by Inspector of Police, Shanarpatti Police Station, Dindigul District.
Crime No. 283 of 2026..
... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.R.Mouriasekaraprabhu, For Respondent : Mr.G.Ganesh Kumar, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Bail in Crime No. 283 of 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 06.06.2026 for the offences punishable under Sections 4(1-A)ii of The Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act in Crime No. 283 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.
2. The case of the prosecution is that on 06.06.2026, at about 09.35 a.m., while the respondent police were on patrol duty near Mettukadai Bus Stop, Dindigul East Taluk, they noticed the accused standing near a vehicle bearing Registration No. TN 57 BS 2687, carrying a gunny bag. Upon conducting a search, the police allegedly recovered five bottles of Black Pearl Brandy, each containing 180 ml. It was found that the caps of the bottles had been opened and subsequently reclosed and a pungent smell was emanating from the bottles. Suspecting adulteration of the liquor, the respondent police registered the present case against the accused.
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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 the alleged property was recovered by the prosecution. The petitioner has been arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 06.06.2026. Therefore, prayed to grant bail for the petitioner.
4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondent would submit that the petitioner was found in illegal possession liquor bottles. The petitioner has 3 previous cases at his credit. He would further submit that the investigation is pending and the offences are grave in nature and hence, he strongly opposed to grant bail to the petitioner.
5. This Court heard both sides and perused the materials available on record.
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6.Considering the rival submissions made by the learned counsel on either side, the nature of the offence and the fact that the alleged property was recovered by the prosecution and the quantity involved in this case and further considering the fact that though the petitioner has three previous cases to his credit, in which, one case was already disposed of and he has already been granted bail in the remaining cases registered against him, as well as 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, 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 Judicial Magistrate No.III, Dindigul, and on further conditions that:
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[b] the petitioner shall report before the respondent police every Saturday at 10.30 a.m., for a period of four weeks, 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;
[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. 5/7
State of Kerala [(2005)AIR SCW 5560].
[g] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 BNS.
(P D B J) 16.06.2026 PNM TO
1. The Judicial Magistrate No.III, Dindigul
2. Do-Through The Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dindugal District.
3. The Superintendent, District Jail, Dindigul
4. The Inspector of Police, Shanarpatti Police Station, Dindigul 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.11208 of 2026 Date : 16/06/2026 7/7