Ranjith @ Ranjithkumar v. State Of Tamilnadu Rep By Inspector Of Police, Awps-Lalgudi

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 19.06.2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. DHANABAL Ranjith @ Ranjithkumar

...Petitioner/sole Accused

Vs State of Tamil Nadu rep. by The Inspector of Police, Lalgudi All Women Police Station Trichy District Crime No.16 of 2026

...Respondent/Complainant

For Petitioner : Mr.N.Anandakumar for Mr.C.karthikeyan Advocate.

For Respondent : Mr.G.Ganesh Kumar Government Advocate(Crl.Side) PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Bail in Cr.No. 16 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- 1/7

The petitioner/ sole Accused, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 02.04.2026 for the offences punishable under Sections 5(l),5(j)(ii)r/w.6(1) of POCSO Act, Section 107 of BNS and Section 4(B)(1) of TNPHW Act in Crime No.16 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner herein who is aged about 23 years committed aggravated penetrative sexual assault on the victim who is aged about 17 years. 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 has been arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 02.04.2026. he would further submit that it is a case of love affair. Therefore, prayed to grant bail for the petitioner.

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4. The learned Government Advocate(Crl.Side) appearing for the respondent would submit that the petitioner herein who is aged about 23 years committed aggravated penetrative sexual assault on the victim who is aged about 17 years and investigation is still pending. Hence, he strongly opposed to grant bail to the petitioner.

5. This Court heard both sides and perused the materials available on record.

6. Considering the rival submissions made by the learned counsel on either side, nature of offence, and the fact there is a love affair between the petitioner and the victim/deceased and the victim while she in her grand mother's house she consumed poison and there only they came to know about the occurrence and also the fact that no previous case is pending against the petitioner and the First Information Report has been registered on 31.03.2026 and by this time material part of the investigation might 3/7

have been completed and also considering the period of incarceration undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner subject to the following conditions: [a] Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on 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 Mahila Court, Tiruchirapalli and on further conditions that:

[b] the petitioner shall report before the respondent police daily at 10.30 a.m., until further orders; [c] the petitioner shall not commit any offence similar to the offence of which he is accused, or suspected, or of the commission of which he is suspected;

[d] the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial;

[e] the petitioner shall not directly or indirectly 4/7

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 5560].

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

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To 1.The Mahila Court, Tiruchirapalli 2.The Inspector of Police, Lalgudi All Women Police Station Trichy District

3. The Superintendent, Central Prison,Tiruchirappalli 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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P. DHANABAL, J aav

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No. 11698 of 2026 Date : 19.06.2026 7/7