Dinakaran v. State Of Tamilnadu Rep By Inspector Of Police, Kodaikanal

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 20.11.2025 PRESENT The HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY CRL OP(MD)No.20337 of 2025

1. Dinakaran

2. Nishanth

3. Ganja Ganesh @ Ganesamoorthy

...Petitioners

Vs.

The State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by, The Inspector of Police, Kodaikanal Police Station, Dindigul District.

(Crime No.339 of 2025) ... Respondent For Petitioners : Mr.SC.Herold Singh For Respondent : M/s.M.Aasha Government Advocate (Crl.Side) PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.482 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Cr.No.339 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police.

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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 191(2), 191(3), 296(B), 115(2), 118(1), 351(3), 303(2) BNS in Crime No.339 of 2025, on the file of the respondent police, seek anticipatory bail.

2.The case of the prosecution is that on 30.10.2025, the defacto complainant had gone on a tour visit to Kodaikanal, near Vilpatti village. At that time, a group of persons proceeding to an ear-piercing ceremony were present in the vicinity. While the defacto complainant was travelling in his car, he sounded the horn, upon which some of the accused persons abused him using filthy language. Later, during the ceremony procession (oorvalam), the defacto complainant noticed a known acquaintance and alighted from the vehicle to speak with him. At that moment, the accused persons assaulted the defacto complainant. When his friend, Jawahar, intervened to prevent the assault, the accused also attacked him, causing injuries. Further, the accused snatched a gold chain weighing about 4 sovereigns and a silver Rudraksha chain from the defacto complainant's friend Vignesh. The accused also criminally intimidated the defacto complainant with threats. Hence, the apprehension of arrest. Hence, a case has been registered as against the 2/6

petitioners.

3.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners have been falsely implicated in this case and they have not committed any offence. He seeks this Court to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

4.The learned Government Advocate (Crl. side) appearing for the respondent submitted that the offences committed by the petitioners are serious in nature. Further, the two injured persons have been discharged and there is no previous case against the petitioners.

5.Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners with certain conditions. 6.Accordingly, the petitioners are ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on their appearance, on condition that the petitioners shall execute a bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/-(Rupees Ten Thousand only) each with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the Learned Judicial Magistrate Court, Kodaikanal, within a period of fifteen days from the date on 3/6

which the order copy made ready 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 report before the respondent police daily at 10.30 a.m., for a period of two weeks and thereafter, as and when required. [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 petitioner in accordance 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].

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

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TO

1. Judicial Magistrate Court, Kodaikanal.

2.The Inspector of Police, Kodaikanal Police Station, Dindigul District.

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

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S.SRIMATHY,J TMG

ORDER

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