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CRL OP No. 35732 of 2025

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 26-12-2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P. DHANABAL

CRL OP No. 35732 of 2025

1. Narayanan

S/o Perumal, No.16/2,

Poongavanthammal Kovil Street,

Vasanthapuram, Vellore District.

Petitioner(s)

Vs

1. The State Rep By, The Inspector

of Police

Vellore South Crime Police Station

Vellore District. Crime No.25 of

2025

Respondent(s)

PRAYER

To enlarge the petitioner on bail pending investigation in Crime No.25 of

2025 on the file of the Inspector of Police, Vellore Sounth Crime Police

Station, Vellore District.

For Petitioner(s): Mr.G. Vinodh Kumar

For Respondent(s): Mr.S.Vinoth Kumar

Government Advocate

(crl.Side) For Respondent

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ORDER

The petitioner who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on

30.10.2025 for the offence punishable under Section 303 (1) of B.N.S. in

Cr. No.25 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the defacto complainant one

Nandhini lodged complaint before the respondent police against the

petitioner and another stating that on 29-10-2025 at about 08.30 p.m.,

when the defacto complainant attending a marriage function at Vellore, she

had kept her handbag at the chair. Further, when the defacto complainant

returned back she saw her handbag was missing and stolen by unknown

person. It is the further case that the hand bag contains cash of Rs.23,500/-

and gold ornament weighing about 2 grams. Hence, the case.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner would contend that the

petitioner is innocent person and he is in no way connected with the

alleged offence. Therefore, he prayed that the petitioner may be released

on bail.

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4. The learned Government Advocate (Criminal side) would submit

that gold ornaments weighing 2 grams was recovered from the co-accused.

However, the money was not recovered. Hence, he strongly opposed to

grant bail to the petitioner.

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

6. Considering the rival submissions made on either side,

considering the nature of offences, considering the fact that the petitioner

is in judicial custody from 30.10.2025 and also considering the fact that

the stolen gold ornament was recovered from the co-accused, 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 Ten

Thousand only) with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of

the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Vellore and on further conditions

that:

[b] the petitioner shall report before the respondent police daily

at 10.00 a.m. for 30 days;

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[c] the petitioner shall not commit any offence similar to the offence

of which he is accused, or suspected, or of the commission of which he 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 him 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].

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