Ayyadurai v. The State of Tamilnadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 19/08/2026 PRESENT The HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.MURALI SHANKAR Ayyadurai, S/o.Subbaiyan, Karisavayal, Alagiyanayagipuram, Pattukottai Taluk, Thanjavur District.. ... Petitioner/Sole Accused Vs The State of Tamilnadu Rep By, The Inspector of Police, Sethubavachathiram Police Station, Thanjavur District. Cr.No.232 of 2026.. ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.S.Sathyachidambaram, Advocate. For Respondent : Mr.N.Balasubramanian, Counsel for State of TN (Crl.Side) PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER :- C-38B. For Bail in Cr.No.232 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner / Sole Accused, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 18.07.2026 for the offences punishable under Sections 296(b) and 308(5) of BNS, 2023, in Crime No.232 of 2026, on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

¶2The prosecution case is that, on 18.07.2026, when the de facto complainant was in his vegetable shop, the petitioner allegedly came there, abused him in filthy language, threatened him with a knife, and forcibly took Rs.150/- from his shirt pocket. Hence, the complaint.

¶3The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is an innocent and he has been falsely implicated in the above case and that he is no way connected with the alleged crime. Hence, he prayed to grant bail to the petitioner.

¶4The learned Counsel for State of TN (Criminal Side) appearing for the respondent police would submit that the petitioner extracted money from the defacto complainant. He would further submit that the petitioner is having four previous cases, but not in similar offences. Hence, he prayed to grant bail to the petitioner.

¶5Considering the above facts and circumstances and also the facts that the petitioner is in judicial custody from 18.07.2026 and that the petitioner is not having any previous cases for similar offence, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner subject to the following conditions:

¶6Accordingly, this petition is allowed and the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on his 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 District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate, Peravorani, Thanjavur District, and on further conditions that;

(i)the sureties shall affix their photographs and left thumb impression in the surety bond and the Magistrate / concerned court may obtain a copy of their Aadhar card or Bank Pass Book to ensure their identity;

(ii)the petitioner shall report before the respondent police daily at

10.30 a.m., until further orders;

(iii)the petitioner shall not tamper with evidence or witness;

(iv)the petitioner shall not abscond during trial;

(v)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];

(vi)If the accused thereafter abscond, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 BNS, 2023.

(K M S J)

19.08.2026 VSG TO

1.The learned District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate, Peravorani, Thanjavur District.

2.The Superintendent, District Prison, Thanjavur, Thanjavur District.

3.The Inspector of Police, Sethubavachathiram Police Station, Thanjavur District.

¶4The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. K.MURALI SHANKAR,J., vsg ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.17948 of 2026 Date : 19/08/2026