Ilayaraja v. State rep by the Inspector of Police
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court bail order, CRL.O.P.No.13317 of 2026, dated 21.05.2026, R. Sakthivel J; bail under Section 483 BNSS 2023; Crime No.98 of 2026, Sankari PS, Salem District; Accused No.3 Ilayaraja S/o.Gopal; charges under BNS Sections 118(1), 127(2), 140(3), 3(5), 308(5); job-promise wrongful confinement; taking mobile phones, ATM cards and Rs.1,00,000; judicial custody since 07.03.2026; co-accused on bail; 4 previous cases; bond Rs.25,000 with two sureties of like sum; Rs.25,000 deposit to crime credit in nationalized bank; daily reporting 10.30 a.m. before Judicial Magistrate No.II, Sankari; no exit from Tamil Nadu without permission; breach consequences per P.K. Shaji vs. State of Kerala (2005) 13 SCC 283.
What did the court decide?
Bail granted to the petitioner (Accused No.3) subject to ten conditions: (i) bond of Rs.25,000 with two sureties each for a like sum of Rs.25,000 to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.II, Sankari, Salem District; (ii) sureties to affix photographs and left thumb impressions in the Application for Suretyship (Judicial Form No.46, Criminal Rules of Practice 2019), with identity proof; (iii) deposit of Rs.25,000 to the credit of Crime No.98 of 2026 before the Judicial Magistrate No.II, Sankari, Salem, to be deposited in a nationalized bank initially for one year and renewed periodically until final order/judgment; (iv) attendance in accordance with bond conditions under Chapter XXXV of BNSS 2023; (v) no commission of a similar offence; (vi) no inducement, threat or promise to dissuade disclosure or tampering with evidence; (vii) daily appearance and signing before the Judicial Magistrate No.II, Sankari, Salem at 10.30 a.m. until further orders; (viii) no leaving Tamil Nadu without prior permission of the Trial Court; (ix) furnishing residential address and mobile number to the Judicial Magistrate; (x) on breach of any condition, the Judicial Magistrate may pass appropriate orders in accordance with law as laid down in P.K. Shaji vs. State of Kerala [(2005) 13 SCC 283].