Full Judgment
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 01.07.2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR CRL OP(MD). No. 12987 of 2026 Selva ...Petitioner Vs State of Tamil Nadu rep. by The Inspector of Police, Panagudi Police Station, Tirunelveli District. (Crime No.864 of 2026) ...Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.S.Palanivelayutham Advocate For Respondent : Mr.N.Balasubramanian Counsel for State of TN (Crl. Side) PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Bail in Cr.No. 864 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 09.06.2026, for the offences punishable under Sections 75(2) and 79 of BNS, in Crime No.864 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.
2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner herein was running a
mobile service shop and the defacto complainant, who is a lady, has handed over her cell phone for some service. Taking advantage of the same, the petitioner, has sent obscene video clips to the defacto complainant and made sexual demand. Hence, the case.
3. 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 09.06.2026 and ready to abide any condition imposed by this Court. Hence, he prayed bail for the petitioner.
4. The learned Counsel appearing for the State reiterated the prosecution case and reported that it is a case of single accused. Investigation in this case is going on. 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, investigation in
this case is going on, the petitioner has no previous case and also considering the period of incarceration, 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, Valliyoor, Tirunelveli District, and on further conditions that: [b] the petitioner shall report before the respondent police daily at 10.30 a.m., for a period of four weeks, thereafter as and when required for interrogation; [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 registered under Section 269 BNS. (K R S J) 01.07.2026 TM To 1.The Judicial Magistrate, Valliyoor, Tirunelveli District. 2.The Inspector of Police, Panagudi Police Station, Tirunelveli District. (Crime No.864 of 2026) 3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli District. 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
K. RAJASEKAR, J.
TM
ORDER
IN CRL OP(MD) No. 12987 of 2026 Date : 01.07.2026