Gurunathan v. State Of Tamilnadu Rep By Inspector Of Police, Eow

Madras HC2 Feb 2026CRL MP(MD)/2108/2026

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What is this about?

Relaxation/modification of condition No.10(iii) requiring daily appearance before trial Court; modified to appearance and signing on first working day of every month at 10.30 a.m.; petitioner aged about 70 years; regular compliance noted; respondent State conceded; Section 528 BNSS; Crl.M.P.(MD) No.2108 of 2026 in CRL.R.C.(MD)No.1204 of 2025; prior order dated 29.08.2025 in Crl.MP(MD)No.11647/2025; Economic Offence Wing, Trichy; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; Mohammed Shaffiq, J.; order dated 02.02.2026.

What did the court decide?

Condition No.10(iii) relaxed: petitioner to appear and sign before the Trial Court on the first working day of every month at 10.30 a.m. until further orders; Criminal Miscellaneous Petition ordered; Registry directed to list the main Civil Revision Case after four weeks. ¶30-31

Gurunathan Vs State Of Tamilnadu Rep By Inspector Of Police, Eow — Madras HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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Crl.MP.(MD)No.2108 of 2026

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED: 02.02.2026

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CORAM :

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ

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Crl.M.P.(MD) No.2108 of 2026 in CRL.R.C.(MD)No.1204 of 2025

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Gurunathan ... Petitioner

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vs.

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State Of Tamilnadu Rep By Inspector Of Police, Economic Offence Wing, Trichy ... Respondent

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PRAYER: Criminal Miscellaneous Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, to relax the condition imposed Crl.MP(MD)No.11647/2025 in Crl.RC(MD)No.1204/2025 dated 29.08.2025 and pass such further or other orders as this Honble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case

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For Petitioner : Mr.B.Jameelarasu

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For Respondent : Mr.P.Kottaichamy Government Advocate

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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Crl.MP.(MD)No.2108 of 2026

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O R D E R

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This Criminal Miscellaneous Petition has been filed to relax the condition No.10(iii) imposed upon the petitioner in Crl.MP.(MD).No. 11647 of 2025 in Crl.R.C.(MD)No.1204 of 2025 dated 29.08.2025,

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which reads as follows:

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''iii) The petitioner shall appear before the trial Court at 10.30a.m. on all working days until further orders.''

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2.Heard Mr.B.Jameelarasu, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.P.Kottaichamy, learned counsel for the respondent.

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3.Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has been complying with the condition imposed by this Court, dated 29.08.2025, regularly. He further submitted that the petitioner is aged about 70 years and finds it very difficult to comply with the said conditions regularly. Hence, he seeks indulgence of this Court to relax the said condition.

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4.Learned counsel for the respondent concedes with the submission of the learned counsel for petitioner.

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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Crl.MP.(MD)No.2108 of 2026

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5.Taking into consideration of the submissions made by both side counsels, condition No.10(iii) imposed by this Court in Crl.MP. (MD).No.11647 of 2025 in Crl.R.C.(MD)No.1204 of 2025, dated 29.08.2025, is modified as follows:-

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“Petitioner shall appear and sign before the Trial Court

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on the first working day of every month at 10.30 a.m., until

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further orders.”

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6.With the aforesaid modification, this Criminal Miscellaneous

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Petition stands ordered.

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