Vairavan v. The State of Tamilnadu Rep by

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 14/07/2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR Vairavan ... Petitioner/Sole Accused Vs The State of Tamilnadu Rep By, The Inspector of Police, Seithur Rural Police Station, Virudhunagar District. (Crime No.110 of 2026). ... Respondent/Complainant PRAYER :- For Bail in Crime No.110 of 2026 on the file of the Respondent Police. For Petitioner : P.Banuprasath, Advocate. For Respondent : Mr.N.Balasubramanian, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner / Accused, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 24.06.2026 for the offences punishable under Sections 75(2), 296(b), 351(2) of BNS, 2023 and Section 4 of TNPHW Act, 2002, in Crime No.110 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

¶2The allegation against the petitioner is that the victim in this case had illegal intimacy with another person, and taking advantage of the situation, the petitioner tried to get sexual favour from the victim and threatened her that he also has video footage of her activities. Unable to bear the same, she lodged a complaint against him, and he has been arrested on 24.06.2026 and in custody from onwards.

¶3The 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 there is no such video footage in the petitioner's phone as alleged by the prosecution and he has been arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 24.06.2026. Therefore, prayed to grant bail for the petitioner.

¶4The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondent reiterated the prosecution case and, on instructions, reported that though the phone seized from the petitioner is subjected to forensic examination, so far they have not recovered any video footage and the investigation is at preliminary stage and the petitioner has no previous case. However, he strongly opposed to grant bail to the petitioner.

¶5I have gone through the records and also the connected materials.

¶6Considering the rival submissions made by the learned counsel on either side, nature of offence levelled against the petitioner, and the petitioner has no bad antecedent and 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.15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand only) with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the Judicial Magistrate Court, Rajapalayam, Virudhunagar District, and on further conditions that: [b] the petitioner shall report before the respondent police daily at 10.30 a.m., for a period of 3 weeks and 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 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 5560]. [g] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 BNS.

14.07.2026 dss

To

1.The Judicial Magistrate Court, Rajapalayam, Virudhunagar District.

2.The Inspector of Police, Seithur Rural Police Station, Virudhunagar District.

¶3The Superintendent, Sub Jail, Srivilliputhur, Virudhunagar District.

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