Selvakumar v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 29.10.2025 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY 1.Selvakumar

2. Mariselvam

3. Jayamurugan

4. Aravindkumar

5. Aravindkumar

6. K.Aravindsamy

7. Mahesh @ Maheshkumar

8. Thirupathi @ Muthuthirupathi

9. Arunkumar

10. Kamesh ... Petitioners/Accused Vs The State of Tamil Nadu Rep.By, the Inspector of Police, Ettayapuram Police Station, Thoothukudi District.

(Crime No.292 of 2025) ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioners : Mr.G.Anbuchezheiyan Advocate.

For Respondent : Mr.S.S.Manoj Government Advocate (Crl.Side) 1/6

PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.482 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No.292 of 2025 on the file of the Respondent Police.

ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioners, who apprehend arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 3(5), 296(B), 115(2), 351(3), 118(1), 351(2) of BNS r/w 4 of the Tamilnadu Prohibition of Women Harassment Act, 2002, in Crime No.292 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police, seek anticipatory bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioners had celebrated Diwali and put crackers near the house of the defacto complainant, and the same was questioned by the defacto complainant, the petitioners had attacked the defacto complainant and his associates with hands and caused injuries. Hence, the complaint.

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

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4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and also the fact that the injured person has been discharged from the hospital and it is a case and counter case in Crime Nos.291 & 292 of 2025 and there is no previous case pending against the petitioners, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners, subject to certain conditions. 5.Accordingly, the petitioners are ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on their appearance, on condition that each of the petitioner shall execute a separate 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, Kovilpatti, Thoothukudi Distrcit, within a period of fifteen days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order 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 Aadhaar card or bank pass book to ensure their identity; [b] the petitioners shall stay at Madurai and report before the Inspector of Police, Thallakulam Police Station daily at 10.30 a.m.

month and thereafter, report before the respondent police daily at 10.30 a.m., for a period of one week and thereafter, as and when required for interrogation. [c]the petitioners shall not tamper with the evidence or witness either during investigation or trial. [d]the petitioners shall not abscond either during investigation or trial.

[e]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 are 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].

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

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To 1.The learned Judicial Magistrate No-II, Kovilpatti, Thoothukudi District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Ettayapuram Police Station, Thoothukudi District.

3. The Inspector of Police, Thallakulam Police Station, Madurai.

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

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S.SRIMATHY,J msrm

ORDER

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