Mohamed Sherif v. The State rep by the Inspector of Police
Case brief
What is this about?
Regular bail – passenger voluntarily opened aircraft emergency exit door endangering aircraft and passengers – offences under Sections 125 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 3 (1) (b) of the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against Safety of Civil Aviation Act, 1982 – Crime No.25 of 2026, S-2 Airport Police Station, Chennai – in custody since 03.05.2026 – no previous cases/criminal antecedents – further custody held unnecessary for investigation – bail on bond of Rs.25,000/- with two sureties – conditions: daily reporting at 10.30 a.m. for two weeks, no tampering, breach per P.K.Shaji vs. State of Kerala [(2005)13 SCC 283], fresh FIR under Section 269 BNS 2023 if absconding – CRL OP No. 17426 of 2026 – High Court of Judicature at Madras – C.KUMARAPPAN, J. – decided 07-07-2026.
What did the court decide?
Regular bail granted: release on executing a bond of Rs.25,000/- with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate I, Alandur, Chennai, subject to conditions including surety identification formalities (Judicial Form No.46, Criminal Rules of Practice, 2019), daily reporting before the respondent police at 10.30 a.m. for two weeks and thereafter as and when required, not absconding, not tampering with evidence or witnesses, breach action as laid down in P.K.Shaji vs. State of Kerala [(2005)13 SCC 283], and a fresh FIR under Section 269 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 if the petitioner absconds thereafter.