CRL OP No. 19626 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 5 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 23-07-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN CRL OP No. 19626 of 2026 Nirmal Kumar ..Petitioner Vs The State rep.by The Inspector of Police, AWPS Arakkonam, Ranipet District. Cr.No.67 of 2026. ..Respondent PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to enlarge the petitioner on bail in connection with the case in Crime No.67 of 2026 pending investigation on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioner: Mr.C.Harish For Respondent: Mr.S.Yogaraja Sekar Counsel for Government of Tamilnadu (Criminal Side) ORDER The petitioner, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 29.05.2026 for the alleged offences under Sections Sections 5(1) & 6(1) of POCSO Act and Sections 64(2) & 351(2) of BNS in Crime No.67 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 19626 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 5 2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner, who is aged about 26 years, had committed aggravated penetrative sexual assault on the minor victim girl aged about 17 years. Hence, the case 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He would further submit that it is a case of love fair and that the petitioner has been in judicial custody since 29.05.2026. He would also submit that the petitioner is ready to abide by any conditions that may be imposed by this Court. Hence, he prays for the grant of bail. 4.The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondent, while opposing the grant of bail to the petitioner, reiterated the prosecution case and, on instructions, submitted that the statement of the victim under section 183 of BNSS has been recorded. 5. I have given anxious consideration to the submissions made by the learned counsel on either side. 6. On perusing the statement recorded under Section 183 of the BNSS, the victim has stated that she was in love with the petitioner. While perusing the Section 183 BNSS statement, though there is a reference to a physical https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 19626 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 5 relationship, from the submissions of the learned counsel on both sides, this Court notes an adolescent relationship between them. In such view of the circumstances and also given the fact that the petitioner has been in incarceration since 29.05.2026, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail, subject to certain conditions. 7. Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on his executing a bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty-Five Thousand only), with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned Principal District and Session Court, Ranipet, and subject to the following conditions: [a] the sureties shall affix their photographs and Left Thumb Impression in the Application for Surety ship [Judicial Form No.46 annexed to 'The Criminal Rules of Practice, 2019']. The learned Magistrate shall obtain a copy of any one of the identity proofs to ensure their identity; [b] the petitioner shall report before the respondent police daily at 10.30 a.m. until further orders; [c] the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial; [d] the petitioner shall not tamper with the evidence or witness either during investigation or trial; [e] on breach of any of the aforementioned conditions, the learned Magistrate/Trial Court is entitled to take appropriate action against the petitioner in accordance with law as if the https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 19626 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 5 conditions had been imposed and the petitioner released on bail by the learned Magistrate/Trial Court itself, as laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in P.K.Shaji vs. State of Kerala [(2005)13 SCC 283]; [f] if the petitioner thereafter abscond, a fresh FIR may be registered under Section 269 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 23-07-2026 NSL Note: 1. Registry is directed to forthwith upload this order in the Official Website of this Court. 2. All concerned to act on this order being uploaded in Official Website of this Court without insisting on certified hard copies. To be noted, this order when uploaded in the official website of this Court will be watermarked and will also have a QR code. To 1. The learned Principal District & Sessions Court, Ranipet. 2. Vellore Central Jail. 3. The Inspector of Police, AWPS Arakkonam, Ranipet District. 4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 19626 of 2026 __________ Page5 of 5 C.KUMARAPPAN, J. NSL CRL OP No. 19626 of 2026 23-07-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis