Marimuthu v. The State Of Tamilnadu
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 20.02.2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY CRL OP(MD). No.21960 of 2025 1.Marimuthu 2.Jeyabaskar 3.Krishnan 4.Tamilmani 5.Annamalai 6.Navamanirathinaraja 7.Ramasamy 8.Ganesan 9.Kasirajan 10.Jeyakumar 11.Siva Nadar 12.Alaguraja 13.Kasimani 14.Ayyarsamy 15.Krishnamoorthi 16.Natarajan 17.Murugesan 18.Pillayar 19.Samuthirakani 20.Seenivasan 21.Chandrasekar 22.Sivanantham 23.Chelladurai 24.Thalamuthu 25.Vishvanathan ...Petitioners Vs 1/6
State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by the Inspector of Police, Dhalaivaipuram Police Station, Virudhunagar District.
(Crime No.275 of 2025) ... Respondent For Petitioner : Mr.V.Rajiv Rufus For Respondent : Mr.S.S.Manoj Government Advocate (Crl.side) For Intervener : M/s.D.Deepamathi PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No.275 of 2025 on the file of the Respondent Police.
ORDER
The petitioners, who apprehend arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 464, 465, 466, 468, 471 AND 34 OF IPC (which are equivalent to Sections 335, 336(2), 337, 336(3), 340(2) and 3(5) of BNS Act, 2023, seeks anticipatory bail.
2. The case of the prosecution is that the 1st petitioner herein produced a fabricated Form VII, as if a general body meeting had been convened on 01.09.2023 and deliberations had taken place, in an attempt to obtain Form VII before the District Registrar. In pursuance of the same, the 1st petitioner is alleged to have obtained approval of the school committee on the file of the 2/6
District Education Officer, Sivakasi, on 28.11.2023. Hence, a case has been registered against the petitioner.
3. The learned Counsel appearing for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners have been falsely implicated in this case and they have not committed any offence. He seeks this Court to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.
4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl. side) appearing for the respondent submitted that the petitioners have complied with the interim order already passed by this Court.
5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, and also the fact that the petitioners have complied with the interim order already passed by this Court, the interim order is hereby confirmed and made absolute. Hence, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners, subject to certain conditions.
6. Accordingly, the petitioners are ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on his appearance, on condition that the petitioner shall 3/6
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 Judicial Magistrate Court, Rajapalayam, within a period of fifteen days from the date when the order copy made ready and on further conditions that:
[a] the petitioners and the sureties shall affix their photographs and left thumb impression in the surety bond and the Magistrate may obtain a copy of their Aadhaar card or bank pass book to ensure their identity. [b]the petitioners shall appear before the respondent Police as and when required for interrogation.
[c]the petitioners shall not tamper with the evidence or witness either during investigation or trial.
[d]the petitioners shall not abscond either during investigation or trial. [e]On breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the learned 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 is 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].
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[f]If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 of BNS.
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TO 1.The Inspector of Police, Dhalaivaipuram Police Station, Virudhunagar District.
2.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
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