CRL OP No. 17394 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 21-07-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN CRL OP No. 17394 of 2026 Karthik ..Petitioner Vs State Rep. by its The Inspector of Police, AWPS - Pallavaram Police Station, Crime No.17 of 2025. ..Respondent PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to enlarge the petitioner on bail in the above Spl.S.C.No.186 of 2025 on the file of the learned Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases Under POCSO Act, at Chengalpattu in Crime No.17 of 2025 on the file of the Respondent. For Petitioner: No appearance 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 30.06.2025 for the alleged offences under Sections 5(l), 5(g), 5(j)(ii) r/w 6(1) of POCSO Act @ 5(1), 5(g), 5(j)(ii) r/w 6(1) of POCSO Act & Section 67B of IT Act & Section 74, 332(b), 351(2), 115(2) of B.N.S, in Crime No.17 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 17394 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 4 2. The allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner/A2 has developed relationship with the victim girl and he is also the friend of one Sanjay, who was having close acquittance with the victim girl aged about 13 years and started visiting the house and taking advantage of age of the victim girl, had committed aggravated penetrative sexual assault repeatedly, as a result of which, the victim girl became pregnant. Hence, the case. 3. There is no representation on behalf of the petitioner. 4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondent, while opposing the grant of bail to the petitioner, reiterated the prosecution case. 5. I have given anxious consideration to the submissions made by the learned counsel on either side. 6. This is a case of gang rape and the DNA report also matches the fetus with the petitioner. Hence this Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 17394 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 4 7. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands dismissed. 21-07-2026 NSL To 1. The Inspector of Police, AWPS - Pallavaram Police Station. 2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 17394 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 4 C.KUMARAPPAN, J. NSL CRL OP No. 17394 of 2026 21-07-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis