Manikandan v. The State Rep by the Station House Officer

ORDER The petitioner, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on

24.07.2026 for the alleged offences under Sections 140(2), 133, 296(b), 115(2), 118(1) and 351(3) of BNS, 2023 in Crime No.283 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail. Page2 of 5

¶2The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner is alleged to have demanded commission towards the defacto complainant, due to which wordy quarrel arose between them and also he assaulted the defacto complainant and caused injuries, resulting in the registration of the case.

¶3The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case and he has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. He further submitted that the petitioner was arrested and still in judicial custody since 24.07.2026 and the petitioner is ready to abide by any stringent conditions that may be imposed by this Court. Hence, he prays for grant of bail to the Petitioner.

¶4Per contra, the learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) appearing for the Respondent Police reiterated the prosecution case and submitted that the petitioner due to wordy quarrel between the petitioner and the defacto complainant, the petitioner along with his friends took the defacto complainant to a lonely place and assaulted the defacto complainant with beer bottle and thereby caused injuries to him and also took Rs.12,000/- from him and he is having two previous cases pending against him. The injured is discharged from the hospital. However, he opposed the grant of bail to the Petitioner.

¶5Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, the learned Page3 of 5 Government Advocate (Crl.Side) for the respondent Police and perused the materials available on record.

¶6Though the injured is discharged from the hospital, considering the submission of the learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) for the respondent and the gravity of offence committed by the petitioner, and that the alleged role attributed by the petitioner and period of incarceration and that the investigation is still pending, this Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail.

¶7Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. 18-08-2026 GV Note:

¶1Registry is directed to forthwith upload this order in the Official Website of this Court.

¶2All concerned to act on this order being uploaded in Official Website of this Court without insisting on certified hard copies. To be noted, this order when uploaded in the official website of this Court will be watermarked and will also have a QR code. Page4 of 5

N.RAMESH, J. GV To

¶1The Station House Officer Thiruppapuliyur Police Station, Cuddalore District. Crime No.283 of 2026.

¶2The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras. 18-08-2026 Page5 of 5

Page1 of 5 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 18-08-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N.RAMESH Manikandan S/o.Kalyanasundaram, No.333, Enakudi Kovil Street, Pattavilagam Post, Agani, Kovilpathu, Nagapattinam-609111. ..Petitioner(s) Vs The State Rep by The Station House Officer Thiruppapuliyur Police Station, Cuddalore District. Crime No.283 of 2026. ..Respondent(s) PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to enlarge the Petitioner on bail in Cr.No.283 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioner(s): Mr. J.Ganesh For Respondent(s): Mr.M.M.I.Khaleel, Govt.Advocate (Crl.Side)