Saravana Kumar v. The State Of Tamilnadu, Represented By The Inspector Of Police,
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 04/02/2026 PRESENT The HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY
1. Saravana Kumar
2. Dhayalan @ Deepak Dhayalan ... Petitioners/Accused Vs The State of Tamilnadu Represented by, The Inspector of Police,, District Crime Branch (DCB), Thoothukudi District.
(Crime No.43 of 2025).
... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioners : S.Poornachandran, Advocate.
For Respondent : Mr.S.S.Manoj, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) PRAYER :- C-24AB. For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No.43 of 2025 on the file of the Respondent Police.
ORDER : The Court made the following order :- 1/6
The petitioners, who apprehend arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 420 of IPC, in Crime No. 43 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police, seek anticipatory bail.
2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioners along with other accused persons have cheated the defacto complainant to the tune of Rs.60 lakhs. Hence, the complaint.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners are innocent persons and they have not committed any offences as alleged by the prosecution. He further submitted that the petitioners are ready and willing to abide by any conditions which may be imposed by this Court. Hence, he seeks anticipatory bail to the petitioners.
4. The learned Government Advocate(Crl. side) appearing for the respondent police submitted that the petitioners have complied the condition imposed 2/6
in the interim anticipatory bail. However, he opposed to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.
5. Taking into consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case and since the petitioners have complied with the conditions imposed in the interim anticipatory bail regularly, the interim anticipatory bail already granted is made absolute and 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 each of 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 Court No.IV, Thoothukudi, within a period of fifteen days from the date on which the order copy is made ready and on further conditions that: [a]the petitioners and the sureties shall affix their photographs and left 3/6
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., until further orders;
[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 4/6
SCW 5560];
[f]If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 of BNS.
04.02.2026 PJL TO
1. Judicial Magistrate No.IV, Thoothukudi.
2.The Inspector of Police,, District Crime Branch (DCB), Thoothukudi District.
3. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
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S.SRIMATHY,J PJL
ORDER
IN CRL OP(MD) No.20555 of 2025 Date : 04/02/2026 6/6