CRL OP No. 18589 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 15-07-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN CRL OP No. 18589 of 2026 Valarmathi ..Petitioner(s) Vs State Rep By, The Inspector of Police Thiruchengode Town Police Station, Namakkal District. Crime NO.214 of 2026 ..Respondent(s) PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Act, 2023 to enlarge the petitioner on Bail in the event of her arrest pending investigation in Crime No.214 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police and thus render justice. For Petitioner(s): Mr.C.S. Saravanan For Respondent(s): MR.N.PALANIVEL, GOVT.ADVOCATE (CRL.SIDE) ORDER The petitioner, who apprehends arrest for the alleged offence under Sections 4 and 5 of Prize chits and Money Circulation Schemes (Banning) Act and under Section 318(4) of BNS 2023 (420 IPC), in Crime No.214 of 2026, on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 18589 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 4 2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner was running a chit fund, collecting public money. The specific allegation is that the petitioner collected a sum of approximately Rs.8,00,16,000/- from various persons and failed to repay the amount to the members of the chit fund, including the defacto complainant. Hence, the case. 3.The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner has not committed any offence and she has been falsely implicated in this case. He further submitted that a false complaint was lodged solely to harass the petitioner and to implicate her for statistical purposes, and that the FIR was registered purely for statistical targets. Hence, he prayed for the grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 4. The learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) appearing for the respondent strongly opposed the grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. The prosecution highlighted the massive scale of the alleged financial fraud, noting that the petitioner had collected a total sum of approximately Rs. 8,00,16,000/- through an illegal chit fund scheme. Furthermore, the state emphasized the gravity of the offense by pointing out the large number of victims involved, which numbered 183 individuals who were defrauded and never repaid their money. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 18589 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 4 5.Considering the large number of victims involved, namely 183 persons and the massive scale of the alleged fraud amount to Rs.8,00,16,000/-, this Court is not inclined to grant the petitioner on anticipatory bail. 6.Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands dismissed. 15-07-2026 GBI To 1.State Rep By, The Inspector of Police Thiruchengode Town Police Station, Namakkal District. Crime NO.214 of 2026 2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 18589 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 4 C.KUMARAPPAN, J. GBI CRL OP No. 18589 of 2026 15-07-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis