K.Dhinesh v. State of Tamilnadu Rep by Inspector of Police, Mayanoor

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 20/04/2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. DHANABAL CRL OP(MD). No.7559 of 2026 K.Dhinesh ... Petitioner/Accused No.1 Vs State of Tamilnadu Rep by, The Inspector of Police, Mayanoor Police Station, Karur District. (Crime No.106 of 2026) ... Respondent/Complainant PRAYER :- For bail in Crime No.106 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioner : V.Karuna, Advocate. For Respondent : Mr.B.Nambi Selvan, Additional Public Prosecutor ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner / Accused, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 18.03.2026 for the offences punishable under Sections 296(b), 115(2), 118(1) and 109 of BNS, 2023 r/w Section 4 of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, in Crime No.106 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

¶2The case of the prosecution is that the defacto complainant is the wife and daughter-in-law of the injured. Due to civil dispute, on

17.03.2026, when the husband and father-in-law of the defacto complainant were standing near their house, the accused are said to abused them in filthy language and attacked the husband of the defacto complainant with a billhook on his head and caused grievous injuries and also attacked the mother-in-law of the defacto complainant with stone and caused injuries. Hence, this case.

¶3The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is innocent and he was falsely implicated in this case and he has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. He would further submit that the injured were discharged from the hospital and the A2 was already released on bail by the Sessions Court on

01.04.2026 and the petitioner has been arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 18.03.2026. Therefore, prayed to grant bail for the petitioner.

¶4The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent would submit that due to civil dispute, there was a dispute between the parties and the investigation is still pending and the petitioner is having 1 previous case not similar in nature and the co-accused (A2) was released on bail by the Sessions Court and the injured were discharged from the hospital.

¶5This Court heard both sides and perused the materials available on record.

¶6Considering the rival submissions made by the learned counsel on either side, nature of offence, and there is a civil dispute between the parties and already the co-accused was released on bail by the Sessions Court and though the petitioner has 1 previous case, the same is not similar in nature and the injured were discharged from the hospital and considering the period of incarceration undergone by the petitioner from

18.03.2026 onwards, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner subject to the following conditions: [a] Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on condition to 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 District Munsif Cum Judicial Magistrate, Krishnarayapuram, Karur District, and on further conditions that: [b] the petitioner shall report before the respondent police, daily at 10.30 a.m until further orders; [c] the petitioner shall not commit any offence similar to the offence of which he/she is accused, or suspected, or of the commission of which he/she is suspected; [d] the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial; [e] the petitioner shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade her from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence; [f] On breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the learned Judicial 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]. [g] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 BNS.

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20.04.2026 dss P. DHANABAL,J DSS

To

1.The District Munsif Cum Judicial Magistrate, Krishnarayapuram, Karur District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Mayanoor Police Station, Karur District.

¶3The Superintendent, Sub Jail, Kuzhithalai, Karur District.

4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.7559 of 2026 Date : 20/04/2026