Evangilin v. State Rep by the Inspector of Police

ORDER The petitioners, who were arrested and remanded to judicial custody on

04.06.2026 for the alleged offences under Sections 74, 75(1)(i), 76, 77, 351(2), 308(2) of BNS r/w. 4 of TNPWH Act in Crime No.191 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail. Page2 of 4

¶2The case of the prosecution is that the defacto complainant was known to the petitioner. It is alleged that the petitioner sought financial assistance from her and pursuant to the said request, the defacto complainant voluntarily handed over a property title document and certain monetary amounts to him on various dates. However, when the defacto complainant demanded the return of the document, a dispute arose between them. It is further the case of the prosecution that on 26.05.2026, at about 9:00 AM, the petitioner took the defacto complainant to his residence at Srinivasan Nagar, Koladi, Thiruverkadu, where he and the other accused persons abused her, stripped her nude, caused injuries, and threatened to upload obscene photographs of her on social media. Hence, this case was registered.

¶3The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioners are innocent and they have not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution and they have been falsely implicated in this case. He would further submit that the petitioners have been in judicial custody since 04.06.2026 and are ready to abide by any conditions that may be imposed by this Court and ready to co-operate with the investigation. Hence, he prayed for grant of bail to the petitioners.

¶4The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondent police reiterated the prosecution case and submitted that the property Page3 of 4 has not been recovered so far and the victim girl is aged about 25 years.

¶5I have given anxious consideration to the submissions made by the learned counsel on either side.

¶6Considering the serious nature of the allegations and the fact that the property has not been recovered so far and the victim girl is aged about 25 years, this Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioners on bail.

¶7Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands dismissed. 23-07-2026 NSL To

¶1The Inspector of Police, Thiruverkadu Police Station, Tiuvallur.

¶2The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. CRLoOPoNo.o19716oofo2026 C.KUMARAPPAN,oJ. NSL CRLoOPoNo.o19716oofo2026 23-07-2026 Page4oofo4

Page1 of 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 23-07-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN 1. Evangilin 2. Rajalakshmi ..Petitioners Vs State Rep by the Inspector of Police Thiruverkadu Police Station, Tiuvallur. Crime No.163 of 2026. ..Respondent PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to enlarge the petitioners on bail concerned in Crime No.163 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioners: Mr.R.Parthiban For Respondent: Mr.S.Yogaraja Sekar Counsel for Government of Tamilnadu (Criminal Side)