Meyyan v. State of Tamilnadu Rep by Inspector of Police, Amathur

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 12/06/2026 PRESENT The HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. DHANABAL

¶1Meyyan, S/o. Seenichamy, 2/110, East Street, Mathiyasenai, Kariseri, Virudhunagar District..

¶2Karuppasamy, S/o. Muthirulan, 2/69, East Street, Mathiyasenai, Kariseri, Virudhunagar District..

¶3Oomaiyan @ Meyyan, S/o. Perumal, 2/69, East Street, Mathiyasenai, Kariseri, Virudhunagar District..

¶4K Vellaikannan @ Chinna Meyy, An, S/o. Chinna Meyyan, 2/112, East Street, Mathiyasenai, Kariseri, Virudhunagar District..

¶5Sridevi, D/o. Chinna Meyyan, 2/98, East Street, Mathiyasenai, Kariseri, Virudhunagar District..

¶6Meiyakkal, W/o. Jeyaraman, 2/334, East Street, Mathiyasenai, Kariseri, Virudhunagar District..

¶7Rajammal, W/o. Seenichamy, 2/110, East Street, Mathiyasenai, Kariseri, Virudhunagar District..

¶8Pandi, S/o. Seenichamy, 2/110, East Street, Mathiyasenai, Kariseri, Virudhunagar District..

¶9Nattaian @ Nallan, S/o. Seenichamy, 2/110, East Street, Mathiyasenai, Kariseri, Virudhunagar District.. ... Petitioners/A1 to A9 Vs State of Tamilnadu Rep by, The Inspector of Police, Amathur Police Station, Virudhunagar District. Crime No.177 of 2026. ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.S Balamurugan, Advocate. For Respondent : Mr.N.Balasubramanian, Counsel for State of TN (Crl.Side) PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.482 of BNSS PRAYER :- C-33AB. For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No. 177/2026 on the file of the Respondent Police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioners/A1 to A9, who apprehend arrest at the hands of the respondent for the offences punishable under Sections 191(2), 296(b), 118(1), 115(2) and 351(2) of BNS, 2023, r/w Section 4 of TNPHW Act, in Crime No.177 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seek anticipatory bail.

¶2The case of the prosecution is that on

23.04.2026, at about 05.15 p.m., when the defacto complainant and her husband went to the polling booth situated at Mathiyasenai Middle School for casting their votes, at that time, due to previous enmity, the accused persons abused the defacto complainant's husband in filthy language and also assaulted him and threatened them with dire consequences. Hence, the case.

¶3The learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners are innocent persons and they were falsely implicated in this case and they are no way connected in the above said incident. Hence, he prays to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

¶4The learned Counsel for the State of TN, (Crl. Side) appearing for the respondent Police would submit that the investigation is pending and the offences are grave in nature and the injured person has been discharged from the hospital. The petitioners 1, 3 to 7 and 9 have no previous cases and the petitioners 2 and 8 have one previous case. Hence, he opposes to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

¶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 the petitioners 1, 3 to 7 and 9 have no previous cases and though the petitioners 2 and 8 have one previous case, in that case, they were already released on bail and also considering the fact that the injured person has been discharged from the hospital and most of the investigation might have been completed and hence, 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 bail in the event of arrest or on their appearance, within a period of fifteen days from the date on which the order copy made ready, before the Judicial Magistrate Court No.II, Virudhunagar, on condition that the petitioners 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 concerned and on further conditions that: [b] the petitioners shall report before the respondent police once in a week ie., on Every Saturday at 10.30 a.m., for a period of four weeks and thereafter as and when required for 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)

12.06.2026 VSG TO

1.The Judicial

Magistrate

Court

No.II, Virudhunagar.

2.The Inspector of Police, Amathur Police Station, Virudhunagar District.

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