Actor Vikram video case: Farm owner gets anticipatory bail in Lar gibbon case

Actor Vikram video case: Farm owner gets anticipatory bail in Lar gibbon case Updated – August 20, 2026 08: 01 pm IST – ERODE.

Key points

• In a separate case concerning the Forest Department's plea to shift the 11 seized exotic animals, a Perundurai court adjourned the hearing to August 22.
• Sameena on Thursday (August 20, 2026) granted anticipatory bail to farm owner S.K.
• Keshavanathan is the owner of the Lar gibbons featured in a recent video involving actor Vikram.
• Keshavanathan, his counsel submitted that a technical glitch in the PARIVESH portal had prevented him from initiating the registration process within the mandatory 30-day period.
• The prosecution resisted the plea, contending that the violation was serious.

Principal District Judge S. Sameena on Thursday (August 20, 2026) granted anticipatory bail to farm owner S.K. Keshavanathan of Perundurai in a case registered against him for failing to register three Lar gibbons within the stipulated period and for failing to report the death of another Lar gibbon to the Forest Department within the prescribed time. The court imposed a surety of ₹25, 000 and directed Mr. Keshavanathan to sign at the Forest Department office for 15 days.

Mr. Keshavanathan is the owner of the Lar gibbons featured in a recent video involving actor Vikram. After the video, the Forest Department inspected his farmhouse and conducted an inquiry. On August 14, the Erode Forest Division registered a case against him under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, and the rules governing the possession and registration of live animal species, for delayed registration and failure to report the death of a Lar gibbon.

Appearing for Mr. Keshavanathan, his counsel submitted that a technical glitch in the PARIVESH portal had prevented him from initiating the registration process within the mandatory 30-day period. The delay was only eight days and did not constitute a serious violation, the counsel argued.

In practice, the prosecution resisted the plea, contending that the violation was serious. According to It additionally, mr. Keshavanathan had failed to report the death of a Lar gibbon within the stipulated 15-day period. The prosecution further submitted that there was a possibility of the accused tampering with or altering documents if granted anticipatory bail. After hearing both sides, the judge granted anticipatory bail.

In a separate case concerning the Forest Department's plea to shift the 11 seized exotic animals, a Perundurai court adjourned the hearing to August 22. The animals, seized for want of proper documents, comprise two Lar gibbons, seven African serval cats and two tufted capuchin monkeys. They have remained under the control of the Forest Department at the farmhouse since the case was registered against Mr. Keshavanathan on August 14.

For now, actor Vikram video case: Farm owner gets anticipatory bail in Lar gibbon remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.