Crl.O.P.(MD)No.15213 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 28.07.2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR CRL OP(MD). No. 15213 of 2026 Manikandan ...Petitioner Vs State of Tamil Nadu rep. by The Inspector of Police, Murappanadu Police Station, Thoothukudi District. (Crime No.290 of 2026) ...Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.Ka.Raamakrishnan 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. 290 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 19.06.2026, for the offences punishable under Sections 79 of BNS and 66E, 67 of Information Technology Act and Section 4 of TNPHW Act, in 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.15213 of 2026 Crime No.290 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail. 2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner is the husband of the defacto complainant in this case. He taking various photographs of the defacto complainant and circulated the same in the Social Media. It reached various persons. Subsequently, one of the victim's relatives seen the photographs and intimated the same to the victim. At that time only, she came to know about this act of her husband. Hence, the case was registered and the accused is arrested. 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 the petitioner is in custody from 19.06.2026 and ready to abide any condition imposed by this Court. He would further submit that he has not circulated any photographs, some what how it reached others. With false accusations this complaint has been lodged by the defacto complainant. Hence, he prayed bail for the petitioner. 4.The learned Counsel for the State of TN (Crl. Side) appearing for the respondent Police reiterated the prosecution case and submitted that the 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.15213 of 2026 relative, who informed the alleged act of the victim's husband was also examined and his statement was also recorded. He categorically stated that the petitioner alone circulated the images. However, the statement of the petitioner, has not been recorded till now. But, the mobile phone used by the petitioner has been recovered. Investigation is still pending. Hence, he opposed to grant bail to the petitioner. 5. This Court heard both sides and perused the materials available on record. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and nature of the allegation against the petitioner, that the mobile phone used by the petitioner was also recovered, considering the period of incarceration undergone by the petitioner, this Court is 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.15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand only) with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Srivaikundam, Thoothukudi District, and on further conditions that: 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.15213 of 2026 [b] the petitioner shall report before the respondent police daily 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 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 4/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.15213 of 2026 registered under Section 269 BNS. (K R S J) 28.07.2026 TM To 1.The Judicial Magistrate No.I, Srivaikundam, Thoothukudi District. 2.The Inspector of Police, Murappanadu Police Station, Thoothukudi District. (Crime No.290 of 2026) 3.The Superintendent, Sub Jail, Srivaikundam, Thoothukudi District. 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 5/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.15213 of 2026 K. RAJASEKAR, J. TM ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No. 15213 of 2026 Date : 28.07.2026 6/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis