Chitra Alias D Chitra Dhamodaran v. State Rep.By, Inspector Of Police,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 23.01.2026

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.RAJASEKAR CRL OP NO. 1454 of 2026 1.Chitra @ D. Chitra Dhamodaran 2.Jawahar @ Jawahar Srinath

...Petitioners/A1 & A2

Versus

The State rep. by The Inspector Of Police Saravanampatti Police Station Coimbatore City Crime No. 671 of 2025.

Respondent PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to enlarge the petitioners on bail in the event of their arrest pending investigation in Cr.No. 671 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police.

For Petitioners : Mr.K. Balasubramaniam For Respondent : Ms.J.R. Archana Government Advocate (Criminal Side) ----

O R D E R

The petitioners, who apprehend arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 61(2), 316(2), 318(4) of BNS, 2023, in Crime No. 671 of 2025 on the file of the respondent Police, seek anticipatory bail.

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2.The allegation against the petitioners is that the petitioners who are ranked as A1 and A2 in this case, approached the de-facto complainant for the purpose of arranging preclosure of the loan borrowed by them. Accordingly, they introduced A3 and A4, and on their instruction, the defacto complainant paid a total sum of Rs.47,00,000/- to the accused, viz., a sum of Rs.41,50,000/- by way of Demand Draft to the 3rd accused and a sum of Rs.5,50,000/- by way of cash to the 4th accused. It is alleged that the same has been swindled by the petitioners/accused herein. Hence the case has been registered.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners who are ranked as A1 and A2. However, they have been only introduced the de-facto complainant to A3 and A4 for the purpose of helping the de-facto complainant in this case and the petitioners have not benefited from the payments made by the de-facto complainant and the petitioners are ready to co-operate with the investigation. He prays to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

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4. The learned Government Advocate (Criminal side) for the respondent police, reiterated the prosecution case and submitted that so far no one was arrested in this case, and the investigation is pending. He opposed to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

5. I have also gone through the FIR and other connected materials which reveal that the petitioners have introduced the A3 and A4 to the defacto complainant for the purpose of helping the de-facto complainant and further it is alleged that a huge amount has been paid to the other accused and not to the petitioners herein. Hence, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners herein with certain conditions. 6.Accordingly, the petitioners are ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on their appearance, within a period of fifteen days from the date on which the order copy made ready, before the learned Judicial Magistrate No.II, Coimbatore, on condition that the petitioners shall execute a bond for a sum of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand Only) with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate concerned and on further condition that: (a) If the petitioners fail to surrender before the 3/5

concerned Magistrate, within a period of fifteen days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, this order shall stand automatically cancelled;

[b] 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;

[c]the petitioners shall report before the respondent Police daily at 10.30am for a period of three weeks and thereafter, as and when required for interrogation;

[d] On breach of any of the aforementioned conditions, the learned Magistrate/Trial Court is entitled to pass appropriate orders against the petitioner in accordance with law as if the aforementioned 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)13 SCC 283];

[e] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 of B.N.S. 4/5

23.01.2026 MSM To 1.The Inspector Of Police Saravanampatti Police Station Coimbatore City Crime No. 671 of 2025.

2.The Judicial Magistrate No.II, Coimbatore.

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. K.RAJASEKAR , J.

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