Jeyapal v. State of Tamilnadu Rep by the Sub Inspector of Police,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 23/07/2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR Jeyapal ... Petitioner/Accused No.1 Vs State of Tamilnadu Rep by, The Sub Inspector of Police, Manaparai, Trichy District. (In Cr.No.46 of 2025) ... Respondent/Complainant PRAYER :-

For Bail in crime no 46/2025 on the file of the Respondent Police. For Petitioner : N. Palaniyandi, Advocate. For Respondent : Mr.N.Balasubramanian, Counsel For State of TN (Crl.Side) ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner / Accused, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 03.06.2026 for the offences punishable under Sections 85, 316(2) and 351(2) of BNS, 2023, in Crime No.46 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

¶2The case of the prosecution is that the defacto complainant and A1/1st petitioner are husband and wife. At the time of marriage, the first petitioner received 10 sovereigns of fold jewels, Rs.50,000/- as dowry and household articles worth about Rs.1,50,000/-. Subsequently, they harassed the defacto complainant demanding more dowry. Hence, the present case.

¶3The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is innocent and he was falsely implicated in this case and he has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. He would further submit that this is the second bail application and earlier bail petition filed by the petitioner was dismissed by this Court in Crl.OP(MD)No.113 of 2026 on 16.03.2026 and now, the petitioner filed this petition on the ground there is a change in circumstances and now the investigation was concluded and final report was also filed before the learned Judicial Magistrate, Manapparai, and the same has been taken on file in C.C.No.200 of 2025 and he has been arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 03.06.2026. Therefore, prayed to grant bail for the petitioner.

¶4The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondent and reiterated the prosecution case and on instructions, reported that final report was filed before the learned Judicial Magistrate, Manapparai, and the same has been taken on file in C.C.No.200 of 2025 and the case was posted for appearance of accused.

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

¶6Considering the rival submissions made by the learned counsel on either side, nature of offence, and considering the facts that final report was filed before the learned Judicial Magistrate, Manapparai, and the same has been taken on file in C.C.No.200 of 2025, and considering the period of incarceration undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner subject to the following conditions: [a] Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on condition to execute a bond for a sum of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Manapparai, Trichy District, and on further conditions that: [b] the petitioner shall report before the Judicial Magistrate, Manapparai, Trichy District, daily at 10.30 a.m., for a period of 3 weeks and thereafter, as and when required for interrogation. [c] the petitioner shall not commit any offence similar to the offence of which he/she is accused, or suspected, or of the commission of which he/she is suspected; [d] the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial; [e] the petitioner shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade her from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence; [f] On breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the learned Judicial Magistrate/Trial Court is entitled to take appropriate action against the petitioner in accordance with law as if the 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)AIR SCW 5560]. [g] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 BNS.

23.07.2026 dss K. RAJASEKAR,J dss

To

1.The Judicial Magistrate, Manapparai, Trichy District.

2.The Sub Inspector of Police, Manaparai, Trichy District.

¶3The Superintendent, Central Prison at Trichy.

4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.15136 of 2026 Date : 23/07/2026