Praveenkumar v. The State of Tamilnadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 11/06/2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. DHANABAL

¶1Praveenkumar

¶2Premkumar ... Petitioners/Accused Rank Not Known Vs The State of Tamilnadu Rep By, The Inspector of Police, Cinnamanur Police Station, Bodinayakanur Taluk, Theni District. Cr.No.328/2026. ... Respondent/Complainants PRAYER :-For Anticipatory bail in Cr.No.328 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioners : V.G.Vallarasu Chezhiyan, Advocate. For Respondent : Mr.G.Ganesh Kumar, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) ORDER : The Court made the following order :-

The petitioners, who apprehend arrest at the hands of the respondent for the offences punishable under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 296(b), 115(2), 118(1), 324 and 351(3) of BNS, 2023, in Crime No.328 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.

¶2The case of the prosecution is that on 22.05.2026, when the when the defacto complainant and his family have seen a movie in the theater, the accused persons shouted and used filthy language. When the same was questioned by the defacto complainant. Thereafter, when he was going to his home in his bike, the accused followed him and assaulted him. Hence, the case.

¶3The learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners are innocent and they were falsely implicated in this case and they are no way connected in the above said incident. He would further submit that the injured was discharged from the hospital and no previous cases is pending against the petitioners. Hence, he prays to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

¶4The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) would submit that due to the dispute when watching movie at theater, the petitioner abused and assaulted the defacto complainant and the investigation is still pending. Hence, he opposes to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. He would further submit that the injured was discharge from the hospital and the petitioners have no previous case.

¶5Heard both sides and perused the materials available on record.

¶6Considering the rival submissions on either side and the nature of offences charged against the petitioners, and there is a dispute between the parties and the injured was discharged from the hospital and no previous case is pending against the petitioners, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners, subject to the following conditions: [a] Accordingly, the petitioners are ordered to be released on anticipatory 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 Judicial Magistrate, Bodinayakkanur, Theni District, and on further conditions that: [b] the petitioners shall report before the respondent police, every Saturday at 10.30 a.m. for a period of four weeks, and thereafter as and when required for the interrogation. [c] the petitioners shall not commit any offences of similar nature. [d] the petitioners shall not abscond either during investigation or trial. [e] the petitioners shall not tamper with evidence or witness either during investigation or trial. [f] On breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the learned Judicial 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 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 B.N.S.

(P D B J)

11.06.2026 dss

To

1.The Judicial Magistrate, Bodinayakkanur, Theni District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Cinnamanur Police Station, Bodinayakanur Taluk, Theni District.

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