Eswari v. State Of Tamilnadu Rep By Inspector Of Police, Keeranur

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 22/06/2026 PRESENT The HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. DHANABAL Eswari ... Petitioner/Accused Vs State of Tamilnadu Rep by Inspector of Police, Keeranur Police Station, Dindigul District.

Cr.No. 81/2026..

... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : M/s.Sakthivel.M, For Respondent : Mr.N.Balasubramanian, Counsel for State of TN (Crl.Side) PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Bail in Crime No. 81 of 2026 on the file of the Respondent Police. 1/6

ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner / Accused, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 18.05.2026 for the offences punishable under Sections 4(1)(C), 4(1-A)(II) of The Tamil Nadu Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 2024 in Crime No. 81 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that on 17.05.2026, at about 12.00noon, the respondent police were conducted search and they have seized 56 liquor bottles from the accused. Hence the case.

3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is innocent and she was falsely implicated in this case and she 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 18.05.2026. Therefore, prayed to grant bail for the petitioner.

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4. The learned Counsel for State of TN (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondent would submit that the petitioner was found in illegal possession liquor bottles. The petitioner has 10 previous cases of similar nature at her 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.

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 previous cases to her credit, she has already been granted bail in the previous cases registered against her, 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: 3/6

[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, Palani, and on further conditions that:

[b] the petitioner shall report before the respondent police daily at 10.30 a.m., for a period of thirty days, 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 her from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence;

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[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.

(P D B J) 22.06.2026 PNM TO

1. The Judicial Magistrate, Palani.

2. The Superintendent, Sub Jail, Nilakottai.

3. The Inspector of Police, Keeranur Police Station, Dindigul District.

4. 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.11781 of 2026 Date : 22/06/2026 6/6