CRL OP(MD)No.18040 of 2025 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 17.11.2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY CRL OP(MD)No.18040 of 2025 K.Kothandaraman ... Petitioner/ Accused Rank not known Vs The State of Tamil Nadu Represented by The Inspector of Police, Cyber Crime Wing, Thoothukudi District. Crime No.37 of 2025. ... Respondent/ Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.J.Senthil Kumaraiah For Respondent : Mr.S.S.Manoj Government Advocate (Crl.Side) PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.482 of BNSS, 2023. PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No.37 of 2025 on the file of the Respondent Police. 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD)No.18040 of 2025 ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 318(4) of BNS and Section 66 D of Information Technology Act, 2000, in Crime No.37 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. The case of the prosecution is that one Jeyachandran cheated the defacto complainant for a sum of Rs.2,44,800/- for getting a job in the Secretariat. As per his instructions, the defacto complainant sent money to various UPI account numbers one of which belongs to the petitioner. Hence, the complaint. 3. The learned Government Advocate (Crl. side) submitted that the petitioner is complying the interim order and cooperating for investigation. After investigation, it was found that the petitioner is not an accused and he is also a victim. 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD)No.18040 of 2025 4. Recording the same, this Criminal Original Petition stands closed. (S S Y J) ebsi 17.11.2025 TO 1. The Inspector of Police, Cyber Crime Wing, Thoothukudi District. 2. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD)No.18040 of 2025 S.SRIMATHY,J. ebsi CRL OP(MD)No.18040 of 2025 17.11.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis