Nadupaiyan@Joseph v. The Station House Officer
Case brief
What is this about?
Modification of onerous statutory bail surety condition — official surety (Tamil Nadu State Government employee) requirement deleted — replaced by private surety worth Rs.1 lakh per case backed by deposit of original title deeds of immovable property worth about Rs.3 lakhs — common set of sureties permitted across three cases — accused in Kallakurichi hooch tragedy cases — statutory bail under Section 187(3) BNSS — Criminal Revision under Section 438(1) read with 442 BNSS — Crl.R.C. — bond Rs.1,00,000/- — blood relative surety — Madras High Court, single judge (D. Bharatha Chakravarthy, J.) — decision dated 24.06.2025 — counsel-name correction to Mr.K.Srinivasan, Special Public Prosecutor dated 26.06.2025.
What did the court decide?
Condition No.1 in all three statutory bail orders modified: bond of Rs.1,00,000/- with two sureties — one a blood relative, the second any person worth Rs.1 lakh per case (totaling Rs.3 lakhs), proved by deposit of original title documents of immovable property worth about Rs.3 lakhs or more before the Trial Court; one set of sureties may be common for all three cases; other Trial Court conditions remain intact.