Selvaraj v. The State Through Of Tamilnadu Rep By

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 30.06.2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR CRL OP(MD). No. 12814 of 2026 Selvaraj

...Petitioner

Vs State of Tamil Nadu rep. by The Inspector of Police, Vigilance adn Anti Corruption Department, Pudukkottai District.

(Crime No.01 of 2026)

...Respondent/Complainant

For Petitioner : Ms.M.Lavanya Advocate For Respondent : Mr.N.Balasubramanian Counsel for State of TN (Crl. Side) PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Bail in Cr.No. 01 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner / Accused, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 16.06.2026, for the offences punishable under Section 7(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, in Crime No.01 of 2026 on the file of the 1/6

respondent police, seeks bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner is a Surveyor and demanded Rs.14,000/- for the purpose of transferring the patta in the name of defacto complainant. Therefore, the defacto complainant lodged a complaint on the file of the respondent. Based on the complainant lodged by the defacto complainant, trap was successfully laid, phenolphthalein test is also positive. Hence, the petitioner was arrested.

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 the petitioner was suspended by the Department and he is not empowered to act on any patta. The petitioner is in custody from 16.06.2026 and ready to abide any condition imposed by this Court. Hence, he prayed bail for the petitioner.

4. The learned Counsel appearing for the State reiterated the prosecution case and reported that the petitioner has no previous case. Investigation in this case is still pending. Hence, he prays to dismiss this application. 2/6

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

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner has no previous case, investigation is still pending, he was also suspended from service and considering the period of incarceration, I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioner subject to certain conditions. [a] Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on condition to execute a bond for a sum of Rs.15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand only) with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Principal District Sesssions Judge, for trial Cases under Prevention of Corruption Act, Pudukkottai, and on further conditions that:

[b] the petitioner shall report before the respondent police daily at 10.30 a.m., for a period of three weeks, thereafter as and when required for interrogation;

[c] the petitioner shall not commit any offence similar to the offence of which he/she is accused, or suspected, or of the commission of which he/she is suspected;

[d] the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation 3/6

or trial;

[e] the petitioner shall not directly or indirectly 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 51730]. [g] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 BNS.

(K R S J) 30.06.2026 TM To 1.The Principal District Sesssions Judge, for trial Cases under Prevention of Corruption Act, Pudukkottai.

2.The Inspector of Police, Vigilance adn Anti Corruption Department, Pudukkottai District. (Crime No.01 of 2026) 3.The Superintendent, District Jail, Pudukkottai. 4/6

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

5/6

K. RAJASEKAR, J.

TM

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No. 12814 of 2026 Date : 30.06.2026 6/6