Saravanan v. The State Of Tamilnadu,
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 20/08/2025 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.VADAMALAI Saravanan, S/o.Rasu Kannan, ..Petitioner/ Accused No.2 Vs The State of Tamilnadu rep.by The Inspector of Police, Pattukottai Taluk Police Station, Pattukottai, Thanjavur District.
(Crime No.173 of 2014) .. Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.A.Aruljenifer Advocate.
For Respondent : Mr.B.Thanga Aravindh Government Advocate (Crl.Side) PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Bail in Crime No.173 of 2014 on the file of the Respondent Police. ORDER : This Court made the following order :- 1/5
The petitioner / Accused No.2, who was arrested and remanded into judicial custody on 15.07.2024 for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 302 r/w.109 of IPC in S.C.No.118 of 2019 in Crime No.173 of 2014 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.
2. The case of the prosecution is that due to previous enmity between the petitioner and the deceased, the petitioner and other accused persons conspired together and murdered the deceased. Hence, the case.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner had failed to appear before the trial Court. On 26.10.2022, a Non-Bailable Warrant was issued against the petitioner. On 15.07.2024, the NBW warrant was executed and the petitioner was arrested and remanded into judicial custody. This petitioner is not at all intending to escape for evading from the law. Due to non communication between the counsel and the petitioner and also due to his ill health, on 26.10.2022, at the time of hearing, he could not appear before the trial Court, the trial Court issued Non Bailable Warrant against him. The Non-appearance of the petitioner before the Trial Court is neither willful nor wanton but for the above said reason. The petitioner is ready and willing to abide any conditions that may be imposed by this Court. He further submits that the petitioner undertakes that he will not abscond and he will regularly appear before the Trial Court on hearing dates 2/5
without fail. He would further submit that the petitioner is in custody from 15.07.2024 for the past 1 year. Hence, he seeks bail.
4. The learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) would submit that the petitioner failed to appear before the trial Court, due to which the trial Court had issued Non Bailable Warrant to the petitioner. The petitioner was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 15.07.2024. In this case, investigation completed, charge sheet has also been filed and the same was taken on file in S.C.No.118 of 2019 on the file of the learned III Additional District Judge, Thanjavur @ Pattukottai . There is no previous case against this petitioner. Hence, he objected to grant bail to the petitioner.
5. Taking into consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case and also taking note of the fact that now the case was committed in S.C.No.118 of 2019 on the file learned III Additional District Judge, Thanjavur @ Pattukottai, considering the undertaking given by the learned Counsel for the petitioner, this petitioner is not having any bad antecedents, the petitioner/accused No.2 remanded into judicial custody on 15.07.2024, taking into consideration of the period of incarceration, this court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner, subject to the following conditions:
6. Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on executing a bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) with two 3/5
sureties, each for a like sum to the satisfaction of learned III Additional District Judge, Thanjavur @ Pattukottai and on further conditions that :- [a] 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 petitioner shall furnish his residential address and contact number to the learned III Additional District Judge, Thanjavur @ Pattukottai. If the petitioner changes his residential address, he shall report the same to the learned III Additional District Judge, Thanjavur @ Pattukottai;
[c] the petitioner shall appear and sign before the respondent police daily at 10.00a.m.except on hearing dates; until further orders; he shall also appear before the concerned Trial Court on hearing dates.
[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 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 4/5
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.
sd/- 20/08/2025 / TRUE COPY / 20/08/2025 Sub-Assistant Registrar ( C.S. II ) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.
gvn TO:-
1. The III Additional District Judge, Thanjavur @ Pattukottai
2. The Officer In-charge, Prison Borstal School and District Jail, Pudukottai.
3. The Inspector of Police, Pattukottai Taluk Police Station, Pattukottai, Thanjavur District.
4. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
ORDER
IN CRL OP(MD) No.13571 of 2025 Date :20/08/2025 HPS/20.08.2025 5P/5C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17/07/2023 5/5