IN THE COURT OF THE PRINCIPAL SESSIONS JUDGE, VILLUPURAM
Present: Thiru. A. Manimozhi. B.A., LL.B.
Principal Sessions Judge, Villupuram.
Thursday, the 3rd day of July 2025.
CMP.No.2941/2025
(Cr.No.120/2025, Kandamangalam P.S., Judicial Magistrate No.II, Villupuram)
1. Kannan S/o.Mannangatti
2. Vengatachalam S/o.Kannan ...Petitioners/Accused.
/VS/
State by Inspector of Police,
Kandaman galam P.S., ...Respondent/Complainant.
e-Petition filed u/s. 482 B.N.S.S. dated 01.07.2025 to release the accused on anticipatory
bail in the event of arrest.
This petition is coming on this day before me for hearing in the presence of
Thiru.P.Ramesh, Advocate for the Petitioners and Thiru.T.S.Subramanian, Public Prosecutor for
the state and upon perusing both side contentions, this court delivered the following:
ORDER
This e-petition has been filed by the petitioners u/s.482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha
Sanhita, 2023 seeking anticipatory bail for the offences alleged to have been committed by them
under section 296(b), 115(2), 351(3) of BNS.
The learned counsel for the petitioners stated that the petitioners are innocent and they have
been falsely implicated in this offence and they would neither abscond nor tamper any witnesses
and already A2 was arrested and remanded and released on bail by the Judicial Magistrate No.II,
Villupuram in Crl.M.P.No.798/2025 dated 30.05.2025 and they are ready to abide any condition to
be imposed by this court. They are apprehending arrest in the hands of the respondent and prays to
release them on Anticipatory bail.
The learned Public Prosecutor represented that the incident said to have taken place on
26.04.2025 and FIR was registered on 27.04.2025. Totally there are 3 accused involved in this case.
A2 alone was arrested and remanded to judicial custody. The petitioners are A1, A3. Due to
previous enmity, on the occurrence day, the petitioners abused the defacto complainant in filthy
language and attacked him with hands. The learned Public Prosecutor further stated that no one
sustained injuries in this case.
Considered the submissions on both sides and perused the records. The petitioners are A1,
A3. It is alleged that due to previous enmity, the petitioners attacked the complainant with hands. It
is stated that no one sustained injuries in this case. Already A2 was arrested and remanded and
released on bail by the Judicial Magistrate No.II, Villupuram in Crl.M.P.No.798/2025 dated
30.05.2025. The occurrence happened on 26.04.2025. Considering these aspects and the nature of
the offence, this court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners with the following
conditions:-
In the result, the petitioners are ordered to be released on bail in the event of their arrest by
the respondent police or in the event of their surrender before the concerned Judicial Magistrate
within a period of two weeks from the date of this order on their executing a bond for
Rs.10,000/- each with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of Judicial Magistrate
No.II, Villupuram and on further condition that the petitioners shall appear and sign before the
Respondent Police Station daily at 10.00 A.M., for a period of 2 weeks (including holidays)
from the next day of execution of bond before the trial Court and on further conditions that,
(a) the petitioners and the sureties shall affix their photographs and left thumb impression in the
surety bond and the Magistrate may obtain a copy of their Aadhar card or Bank Pass Book to
ensure their identity;
(b) the petitioners shall not commit any offences of similar nature;
(c) the petitioners shall not abscond either during investigation or trial,
(d) the petitioners shall not tamper with evidence or witness 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/herself as laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in P.K.Shaji vs. State of Kerala
[(2005) AIR SCW 5560].
(f) If the accused thereafter abscond, a fresh FIR can be registered under section 269 of B.N.S.
Accordingly, this petition is allowed.
Pronounced by me in open court this the 3rd day of July 2025.
Digitally signed
by ARUMUGAM
ARUMUGAM MANIMOZHI
MANIMOZHI Date: 2025.07.03
17:11:38 +0530
Principal Sessions Judge,
Villupuram.
