Surya @ Harthick v. The State of Tamilnadu Rep. by

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 01.07.2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR CRL OP(MD). No. 12994 of 2026 Surya @ Harthick

...Petitioner

Vs State of Tamil Nadu rep. by The Inspector of Police, Sivakasi Town Police Station, Virudhunagar District. (Crime No.221 of 2026)

...Respondent/Complainant

For Petitioner : Mr.P.Pratheesh

Advocate

For Respondent : Mr.N.Balasubramanian Counsel for State of TN (Crl. Side) PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Bail in Cr.No. 221 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner / Accused, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 29.04.2026, for the offences punishable under Section 191(2), 191(3) and 103(1) of BNS, in Crime No.221 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

¶2. The allegation against the petitioner is that he belongs to a gang operating in a village and that there is enmity between his gang and another gang. Hence, with a view to getting rid of the deceased, namely Maariselvam and after waiting for an opportunity, on the date of occurrence, they waylaid the deceased and attacked him with deadly weapons thereby committing the murder of the deceased. Hence, the case has been registered and the petitioner and other accused person were arrested.

3.The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner herein has been arrayed as A6 in this case. He further submitted that though a specific overt act has been attributed to the petitioner based on the confession statement, there is no direct eyewitness to the occurrence. He is ready to cooperate with the investigation. He further submitted that the petitioner is not having any previous cases. Hence, he prayed for grant of bail to the petitioner.

4.The learned Counsel for the State of TN (Crl. Side) appearing for the respondent Police submitted that totally nine accused in this case. The petitioner herein is ranked as A6. The petitioner has no previous cases. He further submitted that the specific overt act attributed against the petitioner is that he attacked the deceased with knife. Hence, he strongly opposed to grant bail to the petitioner.

5.Heard the learned counsel on either sides and perused the materials available on records including the confession statement of the co-accused.

¶6On a perusal of the records, it is revealed that it is not a case of a sudden quarrel, but a pre-planned murder. It is further revealed that the accused had conspired together, waited for an opportunity and continuously monitored the movements of the deceased. Subsequently, they committed the murder of the deceased. The specific overt act attributed against the petitioner is that he attacked the deceased with knife. Hence, this Court is not inclined to consider the petition for grant of bail to the petitioner.

¶7Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands dismissed.

(K R S J)

01.07.2026 TM To

1.The Judicial Magistrate, Sivakasi, Virudhunagar District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Sivakasi Town Police Station, Virudhunagar District. (Crime No.221 of 2026)

3.The Superintendent, District Jail, Virudhunagar District.

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

K. RAJASEKAR, J. TM ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No. 12994 of 2026 Date : 01.07.2026