Nagarajan v. State Of Tamilnadu Rep By Inspector Of Police, District Crime Branch,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 18/06/2026 PRESENT The HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. DHANABAL Nagarajan, S/o.Vellaipandi, No.7/3, Middle Street, Sivalingapuram, Gurumalai, Thoothukudi District..

... Petitioner/Accused No.6 Vs State of Tamilnadu Rep by, The Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Thoothukudi District.

Crime No.9/2026.

... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.S.Vishnuvardhan, Advocate.

For Respondent : Mr.N.Balasubramanian, Counsel For State fo TN (Crl.Side) 1/8

PRAYER :- C-24AB. For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No.

9/2026 on the file of the Respondent Police.

ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner/A6, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent for the offences punishable under Sections 61(2), 336(2), 336(3), 340(2) and 318(4) of BNS, 2023 in Crime No.9 of 2026, on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that on 21.07.2025, the defacto complainant came to know that A1 had obtained an illegal and forged death certificate and legal heir certificate in the name of the defacto complainant, as if he was died. Thereafter, A1 and other accused persons had executed sale deed in the name of A2. Hence, the case.

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3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioners is an innocent person and he has been falsely implicated in this case and he is no way connected in the above said incident. He has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. He would further submit that the petitioner is only acted as Sub Registrar and there is no specific allegation against the petitioner. Hence, he prays to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

4. The learned Counsel for the State of TN (Crl. Side) fairly submits that the offences are grave in nature. The petitioner along with other accused persons created forged death certificate and legal heir certificate. Hence, he vehemently opposed the granting of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Investigation is still pending. However, he fairly submits that no previous case is pending against the petitioner.

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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 and there is a dispute between the petitioner and defacto complainant and all the allegation against A1 and other accused persons and this petitioner is acted as Sub Registrar and apart from that, there is no specific allegation attributed against the petitioner and no previous case is pending against the petitioner and even according to the case of prosecution the offences are borne out of records and there is no scope for tampering the evidence and also considering all other facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner, subject to the following conditions: 4/8

[a] Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on his appearance, within a period of fifteen days from the date on which the order copy made ready, before the learned Judicial Magistrate No.IV, Thoothukudi, on condition that the petitioner shall execute a bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) each with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate concerned and on further conditions that:

[b] the petitioner shall report before the respondent police once in a week ie., on Every Saturday at 10.30 a.m., for a period of eight weeks and thereafter as and when required for interrogation.

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[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 as laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in P.K.Shaji vs. State of Kerala [(2005)AIR 6/8

SCW 5560].

[g] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 B.N.S.

(P D B J) 18.06.2026 VSG TO 1.The learned Judicial Magistrate No.IV, Thoothukudi.

2. The Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Thoothukudi District.

3. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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P. DHANABAL,J., vsg

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.10700 of 2026 Date : 18/06/2026 8/8