Kumar v. State Of Tamilnadu Rep By Inspector Of Police, Sivagiri
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail granted; CRL OP(MD) No. 8147 of 2026; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; Justice L. Victoria Gowri; Sec.483 BNSS bail petition; Crime No.118 of 2026; Sivagiri Police Station, Thenkasi District; offences under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 296(b), 115(2), 118(1), 109(1) BNS (unlawful assembly, abetment/injury-related) and Section 3 TNPPDL Act, 1992; Pongal festival clash between two communities; arrest and judicial remand 14.04.2026; bond Rs.10,000 with two sureties; Rs.10,000 non-refundable deposit to Aishwaryam Trust, Indian Bank, Tirunagar Branch, Madurai; daily reporting at Teppakulam Police Station; P.K.Shaji vs. State of Kerala (2005) AIR SCW 5560 on breach of bail conditions; fresh FIR under Section 269 BNS on absconding.
What did the court decide?
Bail petition allowed: petitioner/accused ordered to be released on bail subject to (i) bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the Judicial Magistrate Court, Sivagiri; (ii) non-refundable deposit of Rs.10,000/- to the credit of Aishwaryam Trust, Indian Bank, Tirunagar Branch, Madurai, Account No.6639017788, IFSC Code IDIB000T032; (iii) daily reporting before the Inspector of Police, Teppakulam Police Station, Madurai District at 10.30 a.m. until further orders; (iv) not committing similar offences, not absconding, and not tampering with witnesses/evidence; breach entitles the learned Judicial Magistrate/Trial Court to take action as laid down in P.K.Shaji vs. State of Kerala [(2005)AIR SCW 5560], and absconding thereafter permits a fresh FIR under Section 269 BNS.