Murugesan v. The Inspector of Police

ORDER The petitioner, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 16.05.2026 for the alleged offence under Sections 316(2), 319(2), 336(2), 296(2) and 351(2) of BNS, 2023, in Crime No.206 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

¶2The allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner is ranked as A2. The petitioner joined hands with A1, impersonated an income tax officials, and collected a sum of Rs.16 lakhs from the defacto complainant for securing a job for his daughter, and the petitioner also retained a sum of Rs.6.5 lakhs as his individual share. Thereafter, they neither secured the job and nor repaid the amount. Hence, the case.

¶3The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is an innocent person and he has been falsely implicated in this case. He further submitted that the petitioner A1 in this case already released on bail by this Court in Crl.OP(MD)No.9872 of 2026 on

17.06.2026 and the petitioner has no bad antecedent. Hence, he prayed for grant of bail to the petitioner.

¶4The learned Counsel For State of TN (Criminal Side) appearing for the respondent police reiterated the prosecution case and on instructions, reported that there are totally 22 accused in this case and the petitioner herein is ranked as A2 and the investigation is still pending. He further submitted that the petitioner has no bad antecedents and A1 was already arrested and released on bail by this Court. However, he opposed to grant bail to the petitioner.

¶5I have gone through the FIR and also the connected materials.

¶6Considering the nature of allegations against the petitioner, and also considering the facts that the petitioner is in custody from

16.05.2026 on wards and he has no bad antecedents and already the co-accused was released on bail, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner subject to certain conditions.

¶7Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on his executing a bond for a sum of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) with two sureties, for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Manapparai, Trichirapalli District, and on further conditions that: [a] the sureties shall affix their photographs and Left Thumb Impression in the Application for Surety ship [Judicial Form No.46 annexed to 'The Criminal Rules of Practice, 2019']. The learned Magistrate shall obtain a copy of any one of the identity proofs to ensure their identity; [b] the petitioner shall report before the respondent police daily at 10.30 a.m., for a period of six weeks and thereafter as and when required for interrogation; [c] On breach of any of the aforementioned conditions, the learned Magistrate/Trial Court is entitled to pass appropriate orders against the petitioner in accordance with law as if the aforementioned 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)13 SCC 283]; [d] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 of B.N.S.

07.07.2026 dss To:

¶1The Judicial Magistrate, Manapparai, Trichirapalli District.

¶2The Inspector of Police, Vaiyampatti Police Station, Trichy District.

3.The Superintendent, District Prison, Trichirapalli.

4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. K. RAJASEKAR,J DSS ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.13478 of 2026 Date : 07/07/2026

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 07/07/2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR Murugesan ... Petitioner/Accused No.2 Vs The Inspector of Police, Vaiyampatti Police Station, Trichy District. (Crime No.206/2026). ... Respondent/Complainant PRAYER :- for bail in crime no 206/2026 on the file of the Respondent Police For Petitioner : J.Sathiaraj, Advocate. For Respondent : Mr.N.Balasubramanian, Counsel For State of TN (Crl.Side)