Selvakumar vs Inspector of Police Thirumangalam Taluk Advocate - MANIKANDAN D — 967/2026

Court Decision Summary The Principal Sessions Judge, Madurai dismissed the anticipatory bail petition filed by Selvakumar (first petitioner) in a communal violence case involving charges under BNS sections 191, 296, 132, 118, 109, and 351. The court declined bail citing the serious nature of offences against law enforcement, ongoing tension in Alampatti village requiring 25 police personnel for peacekeeping, pending investigation requiring custodial interrogation, and despite many co-accused receiving bail. The petition of the second petitioner (Lakshmanan) was dismissed as not-pressed. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.