Muthukaruppaiah Vs The State by The Inspector of Police

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CRL OP(MD). No.15009 of 2026

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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( Criminal Jurisdiction )

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Date : 22/07/2026

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PRESENT

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The HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR

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Muthukaruppaiah, S/o. Appadurai, D.No.8/35,Sithiravidangam, Ponpethi, Aavudaiyarkovil Taluk, Pudhukottai District.. ... Petitioner/Sole Accused Vs The State of Tamilnadu Rep. by, The Inspector of Police, Peravurani Police Station, Thanjavur District (Crime No. 334 of 2026). ... Respondent/Complainant

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For Petitioner : Mr.Um.Berdin Viondh, Advocate.

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For Respondent : Mr.N.Balasubramanian, counsel for State of TN (Crl.Side) PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS

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PRAYER :- C-33B For Bail in crime no 334/2026 on the file of the Respondent Police.

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ORDER : The Court made the following order :-

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The petitioner/Sole Accused, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 25.06.2026, for the offences punishable under Sections 4(1)(A) and 4(1)(C) of Tamil Nadu Prohibition (Amendment) Act 2024, in Crime No.334 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

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The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner was found in possession of 29 bottles of liquor each containing 180 ml. Hence, the case.

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The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is innocent and he was falsely implicated in this case and he has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. He would further submit that he is in custody from 25.06.2026 and ready to abide any condition imposed by this Court. Hence, he prayed bail for the petitioner.

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The learned Counsel appearing for the State reiterated the

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prosecution case and reported that the petitioner has one previous case. Investigation is still pending. The properties were recovered. However, he opposed to grant bail to the petitioner.

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This Court heard both sides and perused the materials available on record.

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Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature of offence and also the fact that the properties were recovered and the quantity of contraband involved in this case and though the petitioner has one previous case, considering the period of incarceration, I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioner subject to certain conditions.

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[a] Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released

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on bail on condition to execute a bond for a sum of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate Court, Peravurani, Thanjavur District , and on further conditions that:

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[b] the petitioner shall report before the respondent

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Police daily at 10.30 a.m., for a period of three weeks, thereafter as and when required for interrogation;

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[c] the petitioner shall not commit any offence similar to the offence of which he/she is accused, or suspected, or of the commission of which he/she is suspected;

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[d] the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial;

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[e] the petitioner shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade her from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence;

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[f] On breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the learned Judicial Magistrate/Trial Court is entitled to take appropriate action against the petitioner in accordance with law as if the conditions have been imposed and the petitioner released on bail by the learned Magistrate/Trial Court himself as laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in P.K.Shaji vs.

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State of Kerala [(2005)AIR SCW 51730].

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[g] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can

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be registered under Section 269 BNS.