Sree Hariharan S K v. The State Rep By, The Inspector Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 20.02.2026

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.RAJASEKAR Sree Hariharan S K ... Petitioner Vs.

The State Rep. By, The Inspector of Police, Saibaba Colony Police Station, Coimbatore.

Crime No.408 of 2022 ... Respondent PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest in Crime No.408 of 2022 on the file of the respondent police.

For Petitioner :

Mr.Madhankumar M For Respondent :

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O R D E R

The petitioner herein apprehend arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 392, 397, 506(ii) of IPC in Crime No.408 of 2022, on the file of the respondent Police, seeks anticipatory bail.

2. The allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner joining hands with other accused robbed a sum of Rs.1500/- and also mobile phone. Hence, the case was registered.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the case has been registered in the year 2022 and he was not aware about the registration of the case and only recently, he came to know about the registration of the FIR. He further submitted that the petitioner are ready to abide by any stringent conditions that may be imposed by this Court. Hence, he prayed for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) reiterated the prosecution case and submitted that the stolen property has not been recovered and the petitioner has one previous. However, he opposed for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

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5.Considering the nature of allegations and the fact that the case has been registered in the year 2022, though stolen mobile is not recovered, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on their appearance, within a period of ten days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, before the learned Judicial Magistrate No.7, Coimbatore on condition that the petitioner 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 petitioner fails to surrender before the concerned Magistrate within a period of ten 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;

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[c] the petitioner shall report before the respondent police daily at 10.30.a.m., for a period of two 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. 20.02.2026 sma To

1. Judicial Magistrate No.7, Coimbatore.

2.The Inspector of Police, Saibaba Colony Police Station, Coimbatore.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

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K.RAJASEKAR, J.

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