Balu v. State By Its,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 24-03-2026

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN

1. Balu

2. Mahendran

3. Manjula

4. Saravanan

5. Pavithra ..Petitioner(s) Vs State by its, Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Arakkonam, Ranipet District.

Cr.No.not known of 2026.

..Respondent(s) Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Act, 2023 to enlarge the petitioners on bail in the event of their arrest in Cr.No.not known of 2026 on the file of the respondent. For Petitioner(s):

Mr.K.G.Senthilkumar For Respondent(s):

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

ORDER

The petitioner, who apprehends arrest for the alleged offence under Sections 296(b), 85, 115(2) and 351(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

(BNS) Act, 2023 in Crime No. not known of 2026, on the file of the respondent police seeks anticipatory bail.

2. When the matter is taken up for hearing today, the learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondent submits that petition enquiry in CSR.No.65 of 2026 is pending against the petitioner.

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. 24-03-2026 rap

To

1. The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Arakkonam, Ranipet District.

2. The Judicial Magistrate, Sholingur, Ranipet District.

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

C.KUMARAPPAN, J.

rap 24-03-2026