S.Sandanamariyappan v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date :16.09.2025 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY S.Sandanamariyappan ... Petitioner/ A7 Vs The State of Tamilnadu, Rep by the Inspector of Police, Sivakasi East Police Station Virudhunagar District (Crime No.493 of 2025) ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.N.Dilip Kumar For Respondent : Mr.E.Antony Sahaya Prabahar Additional Public Prosecutor PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Bail in Crime No.493 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 18.08.2025 for the offences punishable under Section 108 of BNS in Crime No.493 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police. seeks bail. 1/5

2. The case of the prosecution is that the first accused is a friend of the deceased Ananth. The first accused told the deceased that if he pays Rs.50Lakhs, the first accused will generate it as one crore shortly. On believing his words, the deceased borrowed a sum of Rs.30,00,000/- from A2 to A12 and gave it to A1. In the mean time, all the accused who paid money to the deceased were demanding the amount which was borrowed by him and further they are all threatened to kill him by showing the knife. When the deceased demanded amount from A1, he refused to repay the money and threatened to kill him. Due to mental agony, the deceased Ananth had committed suicide by hanging. Hence, the case.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is an innocent person and he has not committed any offences as alleged by the prosecution. He further submitted that the petitioner is ready and willing to abide by any conditions which may be imposed by this Court and he is in judicial custody from 18.082025. Hence, he seeks bail to the petitioner.

4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that the deceased borrowed some amount from the accused persons and failed to repay the same, hence, the petitioner along with other accused threatened the deceased and asked to repay the amount. Due to mental agony, the deceased Ananth committed suicide. The defacto-complainant is the wife of the deceased , hence he opposed for grant of 2/5

bail to the petitioner. However he fairly concedes that some of the co-accused were granted anticipatory bail by this Court.

5. Taking into consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case and also taking in to consideration the period of incarceration suffered by the petitioner and also the fact that some of the co-accused were granted anticipatory bail by this Court, 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.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) with two sureties, each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.II, Sivakasi, 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 mobile number to the learned Judicial Magistrate No.II, Sivakasi [c] If the petitioner changes his residential address, he shall report the same to the learned Judicial Magistrate No.II, Sivakasi [d] the petitioner shall stay at Madurai and report before the 3/5

Tallakulam Police Station daily at 10.30 a.m., until further orders. [e] the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial.

[f] the petitioner shall not tamper with evidence or witness either during investigation or trial.

[g] 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 in P.K.Shaji vs. State of Kerala [(2005)AIR SCW 5560].

[h] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 BNS.

sd/- 16/09/2025 / TRUE COPY / 16/09/2025 Sub-Assistant Registrar Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.

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aav TO 1 The Judicial Magistrate No.II, Sivakasi.

2 Do Through the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Virudhunagar District at Srivilliputhur. 3 The Superintendent, District Jail, Virudhunagar. 4 The Inspector of Police, Sivakasi East Police Station, Virudhunagar District. 5 The Inspector of Police, Tallakulam Police Station, Madurai. 6 The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

+1 CC to M/s.N.DILIP KUMAR, Advocate ( SR-10181[I] dated 16/09/2025 )

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.15349 of 2025 Date :16/09/2025 NBF/16/09/2025/ 5P/8C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17/07/2023 5/5