Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court (K. Rajasekar, J., 26-02-2026) dismissed CRL OP No. 4838 of 2026, an anticipatory bail application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 filed by Tamilselvan and Kaviyarasu, accused in Crime No.44 of 2026 of Mohanur Police Station, Namakkal District, for allegedly attacking with stones a man they suspected of passing information about illegal sand theft (offences under Sections 296(b), 115(2), 118(1), 126(2) and 351(3) of BNS). Bail was refused despite the injured's discharge from hospital, on account of the petitioners' bad antecedents (three and six previous cases respectively) and the motive behind the occurrence.
What did the court decide?
Although the injured has been discharged from hospital, the Court, considering the petitioners' bad antecedents and the motive behind the occurrence, was not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners; accordingly, the Criminal Original Petition is dismissed.