CRL OP(MD). No. 7490 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 17.04.2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. DHANABAL CRL OP(MD). No. 7490 of 2026 Alagulakshmi ...Petitioner/Accused No.2 Vs State of Tamil Nadu rep. by The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Tirunelveli Town, Tirunelveli. (Crime No.21 of 2026) ...Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner :Mr.P.Samuel Gunasingh Advocate. For Respondent :Mr.B.Nambi Selvan Additional Public prosecutor, For Intervener : Mr.Ayiram K.Selvakumar PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.482 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Cr.No. 21 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police. 1/8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No. 7490 of 2026 ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner/accused No.2, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent for the offences punishable under Sections 75, 79 and 239 of BNS, 2023, in Crime No.21 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. The case of the prosecution is that the defacto complainant is working as a Teacher for the past 18 years in Thayammal Middle School. The first accused is the correspondent and this petitioner is the Headmaster of the school. On 06.01.2026, the first accused tried to misbehave with the defacto complainant and used to speak double meaning words. The first accused had also tried to misbehave with two other teachers. Hence, the case. 2/8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No. 7490 of 2026 3.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is an innocent person and he was falsely implicated in this case and he is no way connected in the above said incident. He would further submit that the main allegation against the first accused only. Hence, he prays to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 4. The learned counsel for the intervenor represented the defacto complainant and would submit that the defacto complainant is going to file intervene petition. He also objected to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner on the ground that the petitioner, being the headmaster and having full knowledge of the illegal acts of the first accused, deliberately suppressed the facts and failed to inform the same to the concerned authority. 3/8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No. 7490 of 2026 5. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent Police would submit that the investigation is pending and the offences are grave in nature and the petitioner has no previous cases. However, he opposes to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Heard both sides and perused the materials available on record. 7. Considering the rival submissions on either side and the nature of offences charged against the petitioner and there is no specific allegations attributed against the petitioner and the material part of the investigation might have been completed and the alleged occurrence took place on 06.01.2026, however the date of FIR is on 28.03.2026 and hence, there is a delay in filing FIR and the petitioner has no previous case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to 4/8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No. 7490 of 2026 the petitioners, subject to the following conditions: [a] Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on anticipatory bail on condition to 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 NO.IV, Madurai, and on further conditions that: [b] the petitioner shall appear before the respondent Police daily at 10.30 a.m., until further orders. [c] the petitioner shall not commit any offences of similar nature. [d] the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial. [e] the petitioner shall not tamper with evidence or witness either during investigation or trial. 5/8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No. 7490 of 2026 [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 petitioners 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 B.N.S. (P D B J) 17.04.2026 vsg 6/8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No. 7490 of 2026 To 1.The learned Judicial Magistrate NO.IV, Madurai. 2.The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Tirunelveli Town, Tirunelveli. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 7/8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No. 7490 of 2026 P. DHANABAL, J., vsg ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No. 7490 of 2026 Date : 17.04.2026 8/8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis