.judge ilanthiriyan tomorrow hearing Senthil balaji Ab Senthil Balaji, Age 50 S/o. P. Velusamy, Residing at No. 123, Rameswarapatti, Manmangalam, Karur District-639 006. (Sitting MLA, Coimbatore South Constituency) … Petitioner/Apprehending Arrest Vs. The State represented by The Inspector of Police, D-1 Police Station, Triplicane, Chennai. Crime No.205 of 2026. … Respondent/Complainant ANTICIPATORY BAIL PETITION The Address for service on the Petitioner is that of his counsel M/s. S. Vinoth Kumar, office at No.19, Old No.8, 1st Floor, Vidyodaya First Cross Street, T. Nagar, Chennai-600 017.

by Sekar Reporter · Published July 7, 2026 · Updated July 7, 2026

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.judge ilanthiriyan tomorrow hearing Senthil balaji Ab Senthil Balaji, Age 50 S/o. P. Velusamy, Residing at No. 123, Rameswarapatti, Manmangalam, Karur District-639 006. (Sitting MLA, Coimbatore South Constituency) … Petitioner/Apprehending Arrest Vs. The State represented by The Inspector of Police, D-1 Police Station, Triplicane, Chennai. Crime No.205 of 2026. … Respondent/Complainant ANTICIPATORY BAIL PETITION The Address for service on the Petitioner is that of his counsel M/s. S. Vinoth Kumar, office at No.19, Old No.8, 1st Floor, Vidyodaya First Cross Street, T. Nagar, Chennai-600 017.

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MEMORANDUM OF CRIMINAL ORIGINAL PETITION (UNDER SECTION 483 OF BNSS)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

Crl.O.P.No.

of 2026

in Crime No.205 of 2026 (On the file of D-1 Police Station, Triplicane, Chennai)

V. Senthil Balaji, Age 50 S/o. P. Velusamy, Residing at No. 123, Rameswarapatti, Manmangalam, Karur District-639 006. (Sitting MLA, Coimbatore South Constituency)

… Petitioner/Apprehending Arrest

Vs.

The State represented by The Inspector of Police, D-1 Police Station, Triplicane, Chennai. Crime No.205 of 2026.

… Respondent/Complainant

ANTICIPATORY BAIL PETITION

The Address for service on the Petitioner is that of his counsel M/s. S. Vinoth Kumar, office at No.19, Old No.8, 1st Floor, Vidyodaya First Cross Street, T. Nagar, Chennai-600 017.

The address for service on the respondent is the same as stated above.

1. The petitioner submits that the respondent police registered the above case in Crime No.205 of 2026 on 30.06.2026 for the alleged offences under Sections 8 and 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and Sections 61(2)(a) and 351(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, on the basis of a complaint said to have been given by Dr. N. Elaiyaraja, MLA, Uthangarai Constituency.

2. The prosecution version, as gathered from the FIR, is that on 26.06.2026 at about 10.20 p.m., the de facto complainant allegedly received a phone/ WhatsApp call from a person claiming to be Thirunavukkarasar /representing IPDS YouTube channel, and during the said alleged call he w allegedly offered Rs.35 Crores and was also allegedly threatened in conne with a political confidence motion / Assembly related event.

3. The petitioner submits that the FIR itself is the best answer to proposed arrest. The petitioner is not shown as an accused in the FIR. The petitioner is sought to be dragged into the matter only by a later political extension of the FIR story, and not by any fact found in the FIR itself.

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