Muthuraj v. State Of Tamilnadu Rep By Inspector Of Police, Sivakasi East
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 11/06/2026
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. DHANABAL Muthuraj ... Petitioner/Accused Rank Not Known Vs State of Tamilnadu Rep by, The Inspector of Police, Sivakasi East Police Station, Virudhunagar District.
Crime No. 293 of 2026. ... Respondent/Complainant PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No. 293 of 2026 on the file of the respondent Police.
For Petitioner : K.Raghul Priyan, Advocate.
For Respondent : Mr.N.Balasubramanian, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) ORDER : The Court made the following order :- 1/6
The petitioner, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent for the offences punishable under Sections 296(b), 351(2) of BNS, 2023 and Section 4 of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 1998, in Crime No.293 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.
2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner and the defacto complainant are relatives. Due to previous enmity, on 04.06.2026, the petitioner abused the defacto complainant and her daughter in filthy language and threatened them with dire consequences. Hence, the case.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is an innocent and he was falsely implicated in this case and he has no way connected in the above said incident. He would further submit that no one sustained injury in this case. Hence, he prays to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) would submit that the petitioner abused and threatened the defacto complainant and her 2/6
daughter and the investigation is still pending. Hence, he opposes to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. He would further submit that no one sustained injury in this case and the petitioner has 1 previous case.
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 no one sustained injury in the alleged occurrence and though the petitioner has 1 previous case, in that case, he was released on bail, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner, subject to the following conditions: [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.1, Sivakasi, on condition that the petitioner shall 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 concerned and 3/6
on further conditions that:
[b] the petitioner shall report before the respondent police, every Saturday at 10.30 a.m. for a period of 4 weeks, and thereafter as and when required for the interrogation.
[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 SCW 5560]. [g] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can 4/6
be registered under Section 269 B.N.S.
11.06.2026 dss To 1.The Judicial Magistrate No.1, Sivakasi.
2.The Inspector of Police, Sivakasi East Police Station, Virudhunagar District.
3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
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P. DHANABAL,J dss
ORDER
IN CRL OP(MD) No.10797 of 2026 Date : 11/06/2026 6/6