Sureshkumar v. The State Of Tamilnadu Rep. By

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 25/06/2026

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. DHANABAL Sureshkumar ... Petitioner/Accused Rank Not Known Vs The State of Tamilnadu Rep.,By, The Inspector of Police, Kurumbur Police Station, Thoothukudi District.

(Crime No. 198 of 2026). ... Respondent/Complainant PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No. 198 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police...

For Petitioner : E.Jayakumar Advocate.

For Respondent : Mr.N.Balasubramanian, Counsel For State of TN (Crl.Side) ORDER : The Court made the following order :- 1/6

The petitioner, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 296(b), 351(3) of BNS, 2023 and Section 3 of TNPP(D&L) Act, in Crime No. 198 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the accused are said to have wrongfully restrained the defacto complainant and abused him in filthy language and damaged the public CCTV Camera and caused loss to him and threatened him with dire consequences. Hence, the case.

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

4. The learned Counsel For State of TN (Crl.Side) would submit that the offence committed by the accused is grave in nature and the investigation is still pending and the petitioner has 2 previous cases. Hence, he opposes to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 2/6

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 there is a wordy altercation between the parties and though the prosecution stated that the petitioner has 2 previous cases, those cases are not in a similar kind of offence and in those cases, he was released on bail, 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 Judicial Magistrate No.I, Srivaikundam, 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 3/6

police, every Saturday at 10.30 a.m. for a period of 4 weeks, and thereafter as and when required for the 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 SCW 5560]. [g] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 B.N.S.

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25.06.2026 dss To 1.The Judicial Magistrate No.I, Srivaikundam. 2.The Inspector of Police, Kurumbur Police Station, Thoothukudi District.

3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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P. DHANABAL,J dss

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.12386 of 2026 Date : 25/06/2026 6/6