Siva Alaguraja v. State Of Tamilnadu Rep By Inspector Of Police, Awps- Vilathikulam
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 26/03/2026 PRESENT The HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. DHANABAL Siva Alaguraja, S/o.Raj @ Antonyraj, ... Petitioner/Accused Vs State of Tamilnadu Rep by Inspector of Police, Awps- Vilathikulam Police Station, Thoothukudi District.
Crime No.17/2025..
... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.P.R.Prithiviraj, For Respondent : Mr.P.Kottai Chamy, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.482 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No.17/2025 on the file of the respondent Police.
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ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent for the offences punishable under Sections 232, 351(2) of BNS 2023 and Section 4 of TNPHW Act & Section 67 of Information Technology Act, 2000, in Crime No.17 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.
2. The case of the prosecution is that one POCSO case is pending against the petitioner. The allegation in the present case is that he has threatened the witness in the said POCSO case and the victim by sharing photographs of the defacto complainant with him on social media. Hence, the case.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and he was falsely implicated in this case and he is no way connected in the above said incident. Hence, he prays to grant Anticipatory Bail to the petitioner.
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4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent police fairly submits that one POCSO case is pending against the petitioner and he has threatened the witness in the said POCSO case and the victim by sharing photographs of the defacto complainant with him on social media. He further submitted that the investigation has been completed and the charge sheet has been filed before the concerned Court. However, he opposes to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
5. Heard both sides and perused the materials available on record.
6. Considering the rival submissions on either side and the nature of offences charged against the petitioner and also considering the facts that the investigation has been completed and the charge sheet has been filed before the concerned Court and though FIR has been registered on 18.03.2024, so far no steps have been taken by the respondent police to secure the petitioner, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner, subject to the following conditions: 3/6
[a] Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on anticipatory bail on condition to execute a bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate Court, Vilathikulam and on further conditions that: [b] the petitioner shall report before concerned Jurisdictional Magistrate Court daily at 10.30 a.m. until further orders.
[c] the petitioner shall not commit any offences of similar nature.
[d] the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial.
[e] the petitioner shall not tamper with evidence or witness either during investigation or trial. [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 4/6
as laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in P.K.Shaji vs. State of Kerala [(2005)AIR SCW 5560].
[g] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 B.N.S.
(P D B J) 26.03.2026 tta TO 1.The Judicial Magistrate Court, Vilathikulam 2.Inspector of Police, Awps- Vilathikulam Police Station, Thoothukudi District.
3. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
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P. DHANABAL,J tta
ORDER
IN CRL OP(MD) No.5822 of 2026 Date : 26/03/2026 6/6