Madras High CourtCRL OP/23665/2025dismissed

Arumairaj v. State Rep. By

2025-08-26Honourable Dr Justice G. Jayachandran4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 26.08.2025

CORAM

THE HON'BLE DR.JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN Crl.O.P.No.23665 of 2025 Arumairaj ... Petitioner Vs.

State rep.by The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Sirkazhi, Myiladuthurai District.

... Respondent (Cr.No.26 of 2025) PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to enlarge the petitioner on bail in the event of his arrest in Cr.No.26 of 2025 pending investigation on the file of the respondent police.

For Petitioner :

Mr.C.S.Saravanan For Respondent :

Mr.S.Udayakumar, Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

O R D E R

The petitioner herein apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 8 and 9 of POCSO Act r/w 351 BNS, on the file of the respondent Police, seeks anticipatory bail.

2. The petition for anticipatory bail by Maths Teacher apprehending 1/4

arrest for the offence under Sections 8 and 9 of POCSO Act r/w 351 BNS Act . After awareness camp by the Child Welfare Department, the students of the Government School had come out with their bad experience at the hands of this petitioner who is taking mathematics subject for them.

3. The statement of the children indicates that this petitioner had used Hi-Tech Projector to screen nude female body under the guise of explaining parts of the body and also sexually harassed the minor children inappropriately. The statements of the victim children indicates that the petitioner been in habit of sexually harassing the children.

4. Considering the nature of the complaint, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Hence, this Criminal Original Petition stands dismissed.

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Sessions Court (POCSO Court), Myiladuthurai

2. The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Sirkazhi, Myiladuthurai.

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

Dr.G.JAYACHANDRAN, J.

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