CRL OP/35468/2025 of Sigamani Vs The State Rep. by its The Inspector of Police on 30 December 2025

ORDER

The petitioners who apprehend arrest in the hands of the respondent police for the offence punishable under Sections 296(b), 115(2), 118(1) and 351(3) of BNS, 2023, in connection with Crime No.552 of 2025, on the file of the respondent police, seek anticipatory bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that on 16.12.2025, the petitioners entered into a wordy quarrel with the relatives of the defacto complainant and also attacked them. Hence, this case.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that this is a case of case and case in counter and the petitioners have been falsely implicated in this case. Hence, he prayed to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) appearing for the respondent reiterated the prosecution case and opposed for the grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. However, he would submit that there is no previous case against the petitioners and the injured have been discharged from the hospital.

5. Heard both sides and perused the materials available on record.

6. Considering the nature of the offences and the fact that there is a case in counter and no previous case is pending against the petitioners and that the injured have already been discharged from the hospital, I am inclined to grant

Crl.O.P.No.35468 of 2025 anticipatory bail to the petitioners subject to the following conditions.

7. 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, Gingee, on condition that the petitioners shall execute a separate 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 Magistrate concerned and on further condition that: [a] the petitioners shall report before the respondent-police on every Saturday at 10.30 a.m., for a period of four weeks. [b] the petitioners 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 him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer; [c] the petitioners shall not leave India without the previous permission of the Court; [d] the petitioners shall not abscond either during investigation or trial. [e] On breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the learned 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

Crl.O.P.No.35468 of 2025 [(2005)AIR SCW 5560]. [f] If the accused thereafter abscond, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 B.N.S.2023. 30.12.2025 ksa-2/cgi

Crl.O.P.No.35468 of 2025 To

1. The Judicial Magistrate, Gingee

2. The Inspector of Police Gingee Police Station Villupuram District

3. The Public Prosecutor High Court of Madras

Crl.O.P.No.35468 of 2025 P.DHANABAL, J.,

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