Rajendran v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 25/11/2025 PRESENT The HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY Rajendran ... Petitioner/Accused Vs

1. The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by Its, the Inspector of Police, Sholavandan Police Station, Madurai District.

Crime No.132 of 2025.

2. T.Latha (R2 is Suo Motu ... Respondents/Complainants Impleaded as Per Order of This Court) For Petitioner : K Sathishkumar, Advocate.

For Respondent : Mr.S.S. Manoj, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) For intervenor : Mr.L. Prabhu PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Cr.No.132 of 2025 on the file of the Respondent Police.

ORDER : The Court made the following order :- 1/6

The petitioner, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 296(B), 318(4) and 351(2) of BNS, 2023 in Crime No.132 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner herein is said to have received more than Rs.10,00,000/- and subsequently, failed to repay the same. When the defacto complainant went to the house of the accused persons and asked to repay the amount, the petitioner herein is said to have attacked the defacto complainant and also abused him in filthy language. Hence, the complaint.

3. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, intervenor and learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) appearing for the respondent police.

4. Considering the nature of allegations against the petitioner and that the petitioner is ready and willing to deposit a sum of Rs.3,00,000/-, 2/6

this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner, subject to certain conditions.

5.Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on his appearance, 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, Vadipatti within a period of fifteen days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and on further conditions that:

[a]the petitioner and the sureties shall affix their photographs and left thumb impression in the surety bond and the Magistrate may obtain a copy of their Aadhaar card or bank pass book to ensure their identity; (b) the petitioner is directed to deposit a sum of Rs.3,00,000/- (Rupees Three Lakhs only) to the credit of Crime No.132 of 2025 before the Court concerned, without prejudice to his rights and contentions before the 3/6

trial Court and produce the receipt / acknowledgment before the concerned Court while executing sureties. The defacto complainant is at liberty to withdraw the said amount.

[c] the petitioner shall report before the respondent police daily twice at 10.30 a.m., and 5.30 pm for a period of two weeks and thereafter, as and when required for interrogation;

[d]the petitioner shall not tamper with the evidence or witness either during investigation or trial. [e]the petitioner 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 petitioner in accordance 4/6

with law as if the conditions have been imposed and the petitioner is 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 of BNS.

(S S Y J) 25.11.2025 TRP TO

1. The Judicial Magistrate, Vadipatti.

2. The Inspector of Police, Sholavandan Police Station, Madurai District.

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

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S.SRIMATHY,J TRP

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.18195 of 2025 Date : 25/11/2025 6/6