Maruthuraj@Subjail v. The State Of Tamilnadu Rep By

a BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 19.01.2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY CRL OP(MD)No.18981 of 2025 Maruthuraj @ Subjail ... Petitioner/ Accused No.2 Vs The State of Tamilnadu, Rep by the Inspector of Police, Courtallam Police Station, Tenkasi District.

(Crime No.424 of 2025) ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.R.Muthuram For Respondent : Mr.E.Antony Sahaya Prabahar Additional Public Prosecutor PRAYER:- For Bail in Crime No.424 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police.

ORDER

The petitioner, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 20.11.2024 for the offences punishable under Sections 103 & 118(1) of BNS altered into Sections 103, 61(2), 191(2), 191(3), 109, 351(3), 190, 296(b), 3(5) of BNS, in Crime No.424 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

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2. When the matter was taken up for hearing the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent police submitted that the interim order passed by this Court is complied with by the petitioner.

3. Recording the same, the interim order dated 17.11.2025 already passed by this Court is made absolute. Since the interim order is complied with by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. The sureties already submitted before the Trial Court shall hold good on further conditions that, a) the petitioner shall report before the respondent police daily at 10.30 a.m., for a period of two weeks and thereafter as and when required for interrogation;

b)the petitioner shall not tamper with evidence or witness;

c)the petitioner shall not abscond during trial; d)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 2/4

by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in P.K.Shaji vs. State of Kerala [(2005)AIR SCW 5560].

e) If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 of BNS.

19.01.2026 KSA Note : Issue a copy of order on 04.02.2026 3/4

To

1. The Judicial Magistrate, Shenkottai, Tenkasi District.

2. The Superintendent,Central Prison, Palayamkottai.

3. The Inspector of Police, Courtallam Police Station,Tenkasi District.

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

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