Mohan v. State of Tamilnadu Rep by Inspector of Police, Valanadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 06/02/2026 PRESENT The HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY

1.Mohan

2.Chinnaponnu

3.Vairamuthu

4.Sakthivel @ Sakthi

5.Vijayarani

6.Pappu

7.Prabakaran

8.Sivasamy

9.Manikandan ... Petitioners/Accused Vs The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep by the Inspector of Police, Valanadu Police Station, Trichy District. Crime No.18 of 2026. ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : S.Poornachandran Advocate. For Respondent : Mr.S.S.Manoj Government Advocate (Crl.Side) PRAYER :-

C-38AB. For Anticipatory Bail in Crime no.18 of 2026 on the file of the Respondent Police.

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), 296(b), 115(2), 118(1), 125 and 351(3) of BNS, 2023, in Crime No.18 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seek anticipatory bail.

¶2The case of the prosecution is that due to family dispute, the petitioners and other accused persons abused the defacto complainant and attacked him and caused injuries. Hence, the complaint.

¶3The 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.

¶4The learned Government Advocate(Crl. side) submitted that 1st petitioner is having one previous case. The defacto complainant is the husband of A2. He further submitted that injured has been discharged from hospital. However, he opposed for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

¶5Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, and injured has been discharged from hospital, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the other petitioners, subject to certain conditions.

¶6Accordingly, 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, Manapparai, 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 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 one week 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 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 SCW 5560]; [f]If

the

accused

thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 of BNS.

06.02.2026 PJL TO

1.Judicial Magistrate, Manapparai.

2.The Inspector of Police, Valanadu Police Station,Trichy District.

¶3The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. S.SRIMATHY,J PJL ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.2383 of 2026 Date : 06/02/2026