Inspector of Police Kallal P.S vs Pethuraj — 216/2026

Case 216/2026 Summary: The Judicial Magistrate of Karaikudi granted bail to Pethuraj (Accused No.2) in a temple bell theft case (Crime 256/2025). The court found that while Pethuraj was implicated primarily based on the first accused's confession statement, there was no strong independent evidence connecting him to the alleged offense under Section 303(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Since investigation was substantially complete and continued detention was unwarranted, bail was allowed subject to stringent conditions including a Rs. 1 lakh bond, twice-daily police reporting, non-absconding, witness non-interference, and court jurisdiction restrictions. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.