Bharathikannan v. State of Tamilnadu Rep by Inspector of Police, Nerkuppai

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 20/05/2026 PRESENT The HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR

1.Bharathikannan

2.Selvapandiyan

3.Manikandan

4.Chandran

5.Palaniyappan

6.Senthilkumar @ Senthilvel

7.Kannu @ Sevugan Singaram

8.Ramanadhan

9.Raja @ Rajasekaran P

10.Mangai ...Petitioners/Accused 11 to 13, 21, 23, 25 to 28 & 39

Vs The State of Tamilnadu represented by The Inspector of Police, Nerukuppai Police Station, Sivagangai District. (Crime No.51 of 2026) ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioners : Mr.S.Bharathy Kannan

For Respondent : Mr.A.Albert James, Government Advocate (Crl. Side) PETITION FOR ANTICIBATORY BAIL Under Sec.482 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No.51/2026 on the file of the respondent Police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioners / accused 11 to 13, 21, 23, 25 to 28 and 39, who apprehend arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 296(b), 118(1) and 351(3) BNS and Section 3(l) of Tamil Nadu Property (Prevention of Damage and Loss) Act, 1992, in Crime No.51 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seek anticipatory bail.

¶2The case of the prosecution is that while the defacto complainant was sitting and talking with his friends, the petitioners and other accused assaulted him with weapons and threatened him with dire consequences. Hence, the case.

¶3The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners are innocent and they have not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. Hence, he seeks anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

¶4The learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) appearing for the respondent police would submit that the injured was discharged from the hospital.

¶5Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and also the fact that the injured was discharged from the hospital, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the 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 the petitioners shall execute a bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) each with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate, Singampunari, Sivagangai District, within a period of fifteen days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order 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 weekly once i.e., on every Monday at

10.30 a.m., until further orders; [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.

(R V J)

20.05.2026 CSM TO

1.The District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate, Singampunari, Sivagangai District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Nerukuppai Police Station, Sivagangai District.

3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

R.VIJAYAKUMAR,J CSM ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.9515 of 2026 Date : 20/05/2026