Rama Lakshmanan v. State Of Tamilnadu Rep By Inspector Of Police, Suchindram

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date :19.02.2026 PRESENT The HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY CRL OP(MD)No.23334 of 2025 Rama Lakshmanan ... Petitioner Vs.

The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by the Inspector of Police, Suchindram Police Station, Suchindram, Kanyakumari District.

(Crime No.474 of 2025) ... Respondent For Petitioner : Mr.S.Palanivelayutham For Respondent : Mr.S.S.Manoj Government Advocate (Crl.Side) PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.482 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Cr.No.474 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police.

ORDER: The Court made the following order :- The petitioner, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police 1/6

for the offences punishable under Sections 468, 469, 470,471, 472, 417, 420 of IPC in Crime No.474 of 2025, on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.

2.The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner is an Advocate practicing at Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District. In addition to that he is a document writer and is having office at Kottaram for drafting and other purposes. On 13.03.2024, one Victoria Bai approached the accused for drafting a settlement deed. Since, she had lost the parent deed with respect to her property, the settlement deed had to be made without it. On her instructions, the petitioner had drafted a fake and fabricated settlement deed and handed over the same to the said Victoria Bai. He had also prepared a Non-traceable certificate with respect to the said parent deed. Hence, the apprehension of arrest. Hence, a case has been registered as against the petitioner. 3.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case and the petitioner has not committed any offence. He seeks this Court to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

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4.The learned Government Advocate (Crl. side) appearing for the respondent submitted that the offences committed by the petitioner are serious in nature. Further, the petitioner has 2 previous cases against him.

5. Taking into consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case and since the petitioner has complied with the conditions imposed in the interim anticipatory bail regularly, the interim anticipatory bail already granted is made absolute and this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner with certain conditions.

6.Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on his appearance, 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, Valliyoor, Tirunelveli District, within a period of fifteen days from the date on which the order copy made ready and on further conditions that: [a]the petitioner 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 petitioner shall report before the respondent police daily at 10.30 3/6

a.m., for a period of two weeks and thereafter, as and when required. [c]the petitioner shall not tamper with the evidence or witness either during investigation or trial.

[d]the petitioner 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].

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

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TO 1.The Learned Judicial Magistrate Valliyoor, Tirunelveli District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Suchindram Police Station, Suchindram Kanyakumari District.

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

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S.SRIMATHY,J TMG

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.23334 of 2025 Date :19.02.2026 6/6