Murugesan v. The State Of Tamil Nadu Rep By The Inspector Of Police,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 03.07.2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR CRL OP(MD). No. 13302 of 2026 Murugesan

...Petitioner

Vs State of Tamil Nadu rep. by The Inspector of Police, Renganathapuram Police Station, Pudukkottai District.

(Crime No.69 of 2025)

...Respondent/Complainant

For Petitioner : Ms.A.Banumathy Advocate For Respondent : Mr.T.Lenin Kumar Counsel for State of TN (Crl. Side) PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Bail in Cr.No. 69 of 2025 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 09.05.2026, for the offences punishable under Sections 194(3)(iii) of BNS r/w. 103 of BNS, in Crime No.69 of 2025 on the file of the respondent 1/6

police, seeks bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner is the husband of the deceased and since he suspected her fidelity, on 10.11.2025, he attaked her and also dashed her head on the wall, which resulted in severe injuries on the head and subsequently, she died. In order to hide the same, the petitioner set fired the body of the deceased and pretended as if she was committed suicide by setting fire herself. Hence the case was registered as it is a case of suspicious death. Thereafter, the petitioner himself surrendered before the Village Administrative Officer and gave extra judicial confession statement. On that basis the case was altered into the offence 302 IPC and the petitioner was arrested on 09.05.2026.

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 submitted that the petitioner has not made any extra judicial confession statement. Major part of the investigation has been completed in this case. The petitioner is in custody from 09.05.2026 and ready to abide any condition imposed by this Court. Hence, he prayed bail for the petitioner. 2/6

4. The learned Counsel appearing for the State reiterated the prosecution case and reported that though the petitioner has one previous case, it was ended in acquittal. The petitioner not only committed murder of the deceased and also involved in concealing the crime. 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 facts and circumstances of the case, nature of offence, the occurrence was taken place on 10.11.2025 and the case was altered on the basis of the extra judicial confession statement given by the petitioner herein on 09.05.2026, major part of the investigation has almost been completed, though the petitioner has one previous case, he was acquitted in that case and also considering the period of incarceration, I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioner subject to certain conditions.

[a] Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on condition to execute a bond for a sum of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned District Munsif cum Judicial 3/6

Magistrate, Karambakudi, and on further conditions that: [b] the petitioner shall report before the respondent police, daily 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 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 51730]. [g] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be 4/6

registered under Section 269 BNS.

(K R S J) 03.07.2026 TM To 1.The District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate, Karambakudi. 2.The Inspector of Police, Renganathapuram Police Station, Pudukkottai District. (Crime No.69 of 2025) 3.The Superintendent, District Jail, Pudukkottai. 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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K. RAJASEKAR, J.

TM

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No. 13302 of 2026 Date : 03.07.2026 6/6