Crl.O.P.(MD)No.14862 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 21.07.2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR CRL OP(MD). No. 14862 of 2026 Hakkim ...Petitioner Vs State of Tamil Nadu rep. by The Inspector of Police, Vigilance and Anti-corruption Police Station, Dindigul District. (Crime No.6 of 2026) ...Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.N.Aditya Vinayalayan for Mr.P.Chellapandian Advocate For Respondent : Mr.N.Balasubramanian Counsel for State of TN (Crl. Side) PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Bail in Cr.No. 6 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner / Accused, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 10.07.2026 for the offences punishable under Sections 7(a) of Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018 @ 7(a) and 7(b) of 1/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.14862 of 2026 Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018, in Crime No.6 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail. 2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner is the Associate of the Motor Vehicle Inspector. On 11.06.2026, when the defacto complainant, who is the lorry driver, in order to get fitness certificate for renewal of the lorry licence, approached the petitioner, he along with other accused demanded Rs.5,800/- as bribe. Hence the case. 3. The 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 he has been arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 10.07.2026. Therefore, prayed to grant bail for the petitioner. 4. The learned Counsel appearing for the State reiterated the prosecution case and reported that the petitioner has no previous case and investigation in this case is still pending. Hence, he prays to dismiss this application. 5. This Court heard both sides and perused the materials available on 2/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.14862 of 2026 record. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, nature of allegation, it is a case of demanding the bribe, the petitioner has no previous case and considering the period of incarceration, I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioner subject to certain conditions. [a] Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on condition to execute a bond for a sum of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Principal District Sessions Judge, Dindigul, and on further conditions that: [b] he petitioner shall report before the respondent police, at 10.30 a.m., for a period of three weeks, 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 3/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.14862 of 2026 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 51730]. [g] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 BNS. (K R S J) 21.07.2026 TM To 1.The Principal District Sessions Judge, Dindigul. 2.The Inspector of Police, Vigilance and Anti-corruption Police Station, Dindigul District. (Crime No.6 of 2026) 3.The Superintendent, District Jail, Dindigul. 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 4/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.14862 of 2026 K. RAJASEKAR, J. TM ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No. 14862 of 2026 Date : 21.07.2026 5/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis