Muthuramalingam v. The State Of Tamil Nadu
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date :26.12.2025 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.JOTHIRAMAN CRL OP(MD)No.23941 of 2025 Muthuramalingam ... Petitioner Vs The State of Tamil nadu rep., by its The Inspector of Police, Pamban Police Station Ramanathapuram District Crime No.117 of 2025 ... Respondent For Petitioner : Mr.D.Balamurugapandi For Respondent : Mr.T.Senthil Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER:- For Bail in Crime No.117 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police.
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ORDER: The Court made the following order :- The petitioner, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 14.12.2025 for the offences punishable under Section 4(1)(A) of Tamil Nadu Prohibition(Amendment) Act, 2004 in Crime No.117 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail. 2.The case of the prosecution is that on 14.12.2025 when the respondent police was in vehicle check up they intercepted the auto bearing Reg.No.TN 65 AC 1419 and found that the petitioner along with other accused were in illegal possession of 40 bottled of liquor each containing 180 ml in a sack without any permit or license. Hence, the complaint.
3.The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is an innocent person and he has not committed any offences as alleged by the prosecution. The petitioner has been in custody from 14.12.2025 and he is ready to abide any condition to be imposed by this Court. Hence, he seeks bail to the petitioner. 2/6
s 4.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that the petitioner along with other accused were in illegal possession of 40 bottled of liquor each containing 180 ml in a sack without any permit or license. Therefore, he opposed for grant of bail to the petitioner. However he fairly concedes that no previous case is pending against the petitioner.
5.Taking into consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case and also considering the period of incarceration suffered by the petitioner , this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner, subject to the following conditions:
6.Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on executing a bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Rameswaram, Ramanathapuram District and on further conditions that :- [a] the sureties shall affix their photographs and Left Thumb Impression in the surety bond and the Magistrate may obtain a copy of their Aadhar card or Bank pass Book 3/6
to ensure their identity.
[b] the petitioner shall furnish his residential address and mobile number to the learned Judicial Magistrate, Rameswaram, Ramanathapuram District [c] If the petitioner changes his residential address, he shall report the same to the learned Judicial Magistrate, Rameswaram, Ramanathapuram District [d] the petitioner shall appear before the respondent police daily at 10.30 a.m., until further orders. [e] the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial.
[f] the petitioner shall not tamper with evidence or witness either during investigation or trial. [g] 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 by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in P.K.Shaji vs. State of Kerala [(2005)AIR SCW 5560].
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[h] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 BNS.
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1. The Judicial Magistrate, Rameswaram, Ramanathapuram District
2. The Officer in-charge, District Jail, Ramanathapuram 3.The Inspector of Police, Pamban Police Station Ramanathapuram District
4. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
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M.JOTHIRAMAN ,J.
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