Crl.O.P.(MD)No.12329 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 08.07.2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR CRL OP(MD). No. 12329 of 2026 Sageetha ...Petitioner Vs State of Tamil Nadu rep. by The Inspector of Police, Othakadai Police Station, Madurai District. (Crime No.123 of 2026) ...Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Dr.R.Alagumani Advocate For Respondent : Mr.T.Lenin Kumar Counsel for State of TN (Crl. Side) PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Bail in Cr.No. 123 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :-The petitioner / Accused, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 03.06.2026, for the offences punishable under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 126(2), 296(b), 109 and 103 of BNS, in Crime No.123 of 2026 on the 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.12329 of 2026 file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner herein is ranked as A7. She is the wife of A1. There was continuous enmity between the deceased namely one Kadugu Muniyasamy and Mohan with the accused. Hence, the petitioner has also instigated A1 to commit murder of the deceased and they conspired together. This petitioner arranged the Car for transportation of the accused to commit murder. Accordingly, A1 to A6 have conspired and proceed to place of occurrence and committed murder. Hence, the complaint has been lodged and the case was registered. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is innocent and she was falsely implicated in this case and she has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. He would further submit that the allegation against the petitioner is that she has been participated in the conspiracy and she has arranged the Car for accused for committing murder and she has not proceeded in the scene of occurrence. A1 to A6 committed murder of two persons. The petitioner is in custody from 03.06.2026 and ready to abide any condition imposed by this Court. Hence, he prayed bail for the petitioner, who being a lady. 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.12329 of 2026

4. The learned Counsel appearing for the State reiterated the prosecution case and reported that the petitioner herein played a vital role in conspiracy and also arranged Car for the accused to commit murder. The petitioner has no previous case. Investigation in this case is still pending. He opposed the grant of bail to the petitioner. 5. This Court heard both sides and perused the materials available on record. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, nature of offences, I have also gone through the FIR and the statement of A1, which reveals that the petitioner herein actively participated in conspiracy, also arranged Car, that the petitioner is being lady, is not participated in the occurrence directly and also considering the period of incarceration and I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioner subject to certain conditions. [a] Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released 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, Melur, and on 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.12329 of 2026 further conditions that: [b] the petitioner shall stay at Salem and report before the Inspector of Police, Salem Town Police Station (L & O), Salem, daily at 10.30 a.m., until further orders;

[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; [d] the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial; [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; [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. State of Kerala [(2005)AIR SCW 51730]. [g] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be 4/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.12329 of 2026 registered under Section 269 BNS. (K R S J) 08.07.2026 TM To 1.The Judicial Magistrate, Melur. 2.The Inspector of Police, Othakadai Police Station, Madurai District. (Crime No.123 of 2026) 3.The Inspector of Police, Salem Town Police Station (L & O), Salem. 4.The Superintendent, Special Prison for Women, Madurai. 5.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 5/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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Crl.O.P.(MD)No.12329 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 08.07.2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR CRL OP(MD). No. 12329 of 2026 Sageetha ...Petitioner Vs State of Tamil Nadu rep. by The Inspector of Police, Othakadai Police Station, Madurai District. (Crime No.123 of 2026) ...Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Dr.R.Alagumani Advocate For Respondent : Mr.T.Lenin Kumar Counsel for State of TN (Crl. Side) PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Bail in Cr.No. 123 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :-The petitioner / Accused, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 03.06.2026, for the offences punishable under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 126(2), 296(b), 109 and 103 of BNS, in Crime No.123 of 2026 on the 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.12329 of 2026 file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner herein is ranked as A7. She is the wife of A1. There was continuous enmity between the deceased namely one Kadugu Muniyasamy and Mohan with the accused. Hence, the petitioner has also instigated A1 to commit murder of the deceased and they conspired together. This petitioner arranged the Car for transportation of the accused to commit murder. Accordingly, A1 to A6 have conspired and proceed to place of occurrence and committed murder. Hence, the complaint has been lodged and the case was registered. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is innocent and she was falsely implicated in this case and she has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. He would further submit that the allegation against the petitioner is that she has been participated in the conspiracy and she has arranged the Car for accused for committing murder and she has not proceeded in the scene of occurrence. A1 to A6 committed murder of two persons. The petitioner is in custody from 03.06.2026 and ready to abide any condition imposed by this Court. Hence, he prayed bail for the petitioner, who being a lady. 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.12329 of 2026

4. The learned Counsel appearing for the State reiterated the prosecution case and reported that the petitioner herein played a vital role in conspiracy and also arranged Car for the accused to commit murder. The petitioner has no previous case. Investigation in this case is still pending. He opposed the grant of bail to the petitioner. 5. This Court heard both sides and perused the materials available on record. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, nature of offences, I have also gone through the FIR and the statement of A1, which reveals that the petitioner herein actively participated in conspiracy, also arranged Car, that the petitioner is being lady, is not participated in the occurrence directly and also considering the period of incarceration and I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioner subject to certain conditions. [a] Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released 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, Melur, and on 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.12329 of 2026 further conditions that: [b] the petitioner shall stay at Salem and report before the Inspector of Police, Salem Town Police Station (L & O), Salem, daily at 10.30 a.m., until further orders;

[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; [d] the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial; [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; [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. State of Kerala [(2005)AIR SCW 51730]. [g] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be 4/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.12329 of 2026 registered under Section 269 BNS. (K R S J) 08.07.2026 TM To 1.The Judicial Magistrate, Melur. 2.The Inspector of Police, Othakadai Police Station, Madurai District. (Crime No.123 of 2026) 3.The Inspector of Police, Salem Town Police Station (L & O), Salem. 4.The Superintendent, Special Prison for Women, Madurai. 5.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 5/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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