N Sudalai v. The State of Tamilnadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 20/07/2026 PRESENT The HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR

¶1N Sudalai, S/o.Narayanan, D.No.5, Krishnan Kovil Street,Tiruchendur, Thoothukudi District..

¶2N Mayandi, S/o.Narayanan, D.No.22/32b, Mutharamman Kovil 1st Keelasanthu, Tiruchendur, Thoothukudi District.. ... Petitioners/A1 and A2 Vs The State of Tamilnadu Rep By, The Inspector of Police, Tiruchendur Temple Police Station, Thoothukudi District. Cr.No.222/2026.. ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.A.Sankararamasubramanian, Advocate. For Respondent : Mr.J.Vishnu, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.482 of BNSS PRAYER :- C-38AB. For Anticipatory Bail in Cr.No.222 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioners/A1 & A2, who apprehend arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences under Sections 296(b), 118(1) and 351(3) of BNS, 2023, in Crime No.222 of 2026, on the file of the respondent Police, seek anticipatory bail.

2.The allegation against the petitioners is that due to tenancy dispute, the petitioners abused the defacto complainant in filthy language and also attacked him and thereby, he sustained injuries and criminally intimidated him. Hence, the present complaint.

¶3The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners are innocent and they are no way connected with the alleged offence as stated by the defacto complainant and that they have been falsely implicated in this case. A counter complaint has also been registered against the defacto complainant. He further submitted that they are ready to abide by any stringent conditions that may be imposed by this Court. Hence, he prayed to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

¶4The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) appearing for the respondent police while opposing for granting anticipatory bail to the petitioners, reiterated the prosecution case and submitted that the injured has been discharged from the hospital and both the petitioners have no previous cases and a counter case has been registered against the defacto complainant.

¶5Heard the learned counsels a nd perused the materials available on record.

¶6Considering the facts of the case and a counter case has been registered against the defacto complainant and the petitioners have no previous cases and also considering the fact that the injured person has been discharged from the hospital, hence, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners subject to certain 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 learned Judicial Magistrate, Thiruchendur, Thoothukudi District, on condition that the petitioners shall execute a bond for a sum of Rs.15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand only) each 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 daily at 10.30 a.m., for a period of three 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.

(K R S J)

20.07.2026 vsg TO

1.The learned Judicial Magistrate, Thiruchendur, Thoothukudi District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Tiruchendur Temple Police Station, Thoothukudi District.

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