N.Thilagam v. The State Of Tamilnadu
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 30/07/2025 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.VADAMALAI 1.N.Thilagam 2.K.Venila 3.C.Maheswari 4.P.Bharathi Raja 5.T.Senthilkumar : Petitioners/A1 to A5 Vs The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by the Inspector of Police, Chinnalapatti Police Station, Dindigul District.
(Crime No.182 of 2025) : Respondent/Complainant For Petitioners : Mr.B.Chandramohan, Advocate For Respondent : Mr.S.Prakash, Government Advocate (Criminal Side) 1/6
PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.482 of BNSS. PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No.182 of 2025 on the file of the Respondent Police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioners/A1 to A5, who apprehend arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 191(2), 126(2), 115(2), 351(3) of BNS and Section 75 of Juvenile Justice Act 2015, Crime No.182 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police, seek anticipatory bail. 2.The case of the prosecution is that the defacto complainant is running a school namely Cheran Vidyalaya Metric Higher Secondary School. There was a dispute between the petitioners and the defacto complainant with regard to the management of the school, due to which, the petitioners restrained the defacto complainant to enter into the school campus and also threatened him with dire consequences. Hence, the complaint.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are innocents and they have not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. He further submitted that the defacto complainant along with his men forcibly 2/6
entered into the school campus and threatened the staffs. Counter case in Crime No.183 of 2025 is also pending. Hence, he seeks anticipatory bail.
4. The learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) for the respondent police submits that there was a dispute between the petitioners and the defacto complainant with regard to the management of the school. He further submitted that the counter case in crime No.183 of 2025 is pending and no one was injured in this case. He further submits that there is no previous case against the petitioners.
5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and also the facts that there was a dispute with regard to the management of the school and no one was injured in this case and also considering the fact that the petitioners are not having any previous case for similar or serious offence, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners, subject to certain conditions.
6. Accordingly, the petitioners are ordered to be released on bail in the event of their arrest or on their appearance, within a period of fifteen days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, before the learned Judicial Magistrate, Aathur, Dindigul District, on condition that the petitioners shall execute a bond for a sum of 3/6
Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) each with two sureties, each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the respondent Police or to the Police Officer, who intends to arrest or to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Aathur, Dindigul District, and on further conditions that:
(a) the petitioners and the sureties shall affix their photographs and left thumb impression in the surety bond and the Magistrate may obtain a copy of their Aadhar card or Bank pass Book to ensure their identity; (b) the petitioners shall furnish their residential address and mobile number to the learned Judicial Magistrate, Aathur, Dindigul District. In the event of any change in their residential address, the petitioners shall report the same to the learned Judicial Magistrate, Aathur, Dindigul District; (c) the petitioners shall report before the respondent police weekly once ie., on every Sunday at 10.00 a.m., until further orders; (d) the petitioners shall not tamper with evidence or witness either during investigation or trial;
(e) the petitioners shall not abscond either during investigation or trial; (f) on breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the learned Magistrate/ Trial Court is entitled to take appropriate action against the petitioners in accordance with law as if the conditions have been imposed and the petitioners released on bail 4/6
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]; and; (g) if the accused thereafter abscond, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 of BNS, 2023.
sd/- 30/07/2025 / TRUE COPY / /08/2025 Sub-Assistant Registrar (CS-I/II/III/IV) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.
das TO 1.The Judicial Magistrate, Aathur, Dindigul District.
2.Do through The Chief Judicial Magistrate Dindigul District.
3.The Inspector of Police, Chinnalapatti Police Station, Dindigul District.
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4 .The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
ORDER
IN CRL OP(MD) No.12447 of 2025 Date :30/07/2025 PR/20.08.2025 6P/5C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17/07/2023 6/6