Arumugam v. The Inspector Of Police (Crime)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 13-03-2026

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN Arumugam S/o Munusamy, No. 12/16, Punjab Garden Street, West Mambalam, Chennai 600 033.

..Petitioner(s) Vs The Inspector of Police (Crime) R-3 Ashok Nagar Police Station, Chennai 600 083.

(Crime No. Not Known of 2026) ..Respondent(s) Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Act, 2023, to grant anticipatory bail to the Petitioner herein in the event of his arrest by the respondent police in Crime No. Not known of 2026 and to pass such or other order. For Petitioner(s):

Mr.A.E. Ravi Chandran For Respondent(s):

Mr.P.Dhileepan Government Advocate (Crl. Side)

ORDER

The petitioner apprehends arrest for the alleged offence under Section 318(4) of BNS, 2023 in Crime No. Not known of 2026, seeks anticipatory bail.

2. When the matter is taken up for hearing today, the learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondent would submit that the complaint was received from the Commissioner of Police and forwarded to jurisdictional police station and the same is under their investigation that being they are directed to proceed with the enquiry.

3. In such circumstances, this Court is of the firm view that the respondent Police may be directed to follow the procedure as laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Satender Kumar Antil v. Central Bureau Of Investigation reported in (2026 INSC 115) and 2025 SCC OnLine SC 1578 and the Investigating Officer has to conduct the enquiry by strictly following the procedures therein and if any prima facie case is made out against the petitioner, register the F.I.R or close the petition enquiry within a period of two weeks from today. The parties are directed to cooperate with the enquiry. It is needless to say that the respondent police shall not take any coercive steps to secure the accused till the completion of enquiry, on the complaint lodged by the defacto complainant.

4. With the above directions, this criminal original petition is disposed of. 13-03-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order MTL To 1.The XVII Metropolitan Magistrate, Saidapet.

2. The Inspector of Police (Crime) R-3 Ashok Nagar Police Station, Chennai 600 083.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

C.KUMARAPPAN, J.

MTL 13-03-2026