Senthilkumar S A v. The State Rep. By The Inspector Of Police,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 21.05.2025

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N.SENTHILKUMAR Senthilkumar.S.A ... Petitioner -vsThe State Represented by, The Inspector of Police, Tiruchengode Town Police Station, Namakkal District.

(Crime No.125 of 2025) ... Respondent PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, pleased to enlarge the petitioner on bail in the event of his arrest in Crime No.125 of 2025 pending investigation on the file of respondent police.

For Petitioner :

Mr.C.S.Saravanan For Respondent :

Mr.A.Gopinath, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) ******** 1/6

ORDER

The petitioner, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the alleged offences under Sections 4(1)(d), 8, 9 of the Tamil Nadu Gaming and Police Laws Act, 1930 (Amendment 2021) and Sections 296(b), 132, 351(3) of BNS Act, 2023 (294(b), 353, 506(ii) IPC) r/w Section 4 of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Charging Exorbitant Interest Act, 2003, in Crime No.125 of 2025, seeks anticipatory bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that based on the secret information that a crime is being committed in the house of A20 behind the Malaiyadivaram Arumugasamy Temple on 16.04.2025 at 01.30 hours in the midnight, the respondent police had gone to the spot, they found A1 to A19 sitting in a circle and playing cards by indulging in gambling and when the respondent police surrounded them, they abused the respondent police in filthy language and taken a iron rod and threatened the police with dire consequences. The respondent police seized 52 playing cards pack, Rs.3,96,000/-, 20 yellow tokens in which it is printed as 500, 20 blue colour tokens printed as 200, 20 green colour tokens printed as 100 and iron rod and upon enquiry, A1 told that the petitioner had given money for interest to play gambling and he had borrowed it, using which he played gambling. Hence the complaint.

2/6

3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution and he has been falsely implicated in this case. Hence, he prays for grant of anticipatory bail.

4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) appearing for the respondent submitted that the respondent seized the playing cards, which is worth about Rs.3,96,000/-. Therefore, he vehemently opposed to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner with certain conditions.

6. Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on his appearance before the learned Judicial Magistrate Court, Tiruchengode, on condition that the petitioner shall execute a bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten thousand only) with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the respondent police or the police officer who intends to arrest or to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate concerned, failing which, the petition for anticipatory bail shall stand dismissed and on further condition that:

3/6

(a) the petitioner shall make a non-refundable deposit of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) to the credit of The Dean / Medical Officer, Government Stanley Medical College Hospital, Chennai within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and shall produce the said receipt before the Court below.

(b) if the petitioner fails to surrender before the said Magistrate within a period of fifteen days, this Order shall stand automatically cancelled; (c) the sureties shall affix their photographs and left thumb impression in the Application for Suretyship [Judicial Form No.46 annexed to 'The Criminal Rules of Practice, 2019']. The learned Magistrate shall obtain a copy of their Aadhar card or Bank pass Book to ensure their identity; (d) the petitioner shall report before the respondent police daily at 10.30 a.m until further orders;

(e) the petitioner shall not directly or indirectly cause any threat to the defacto complainant and witnesses and shall not tamper with evidence or witness either during investigation or trial;

(f) the petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation by a Police office as and when required;

(g) the petitioner to give an undertaking that if required for being identified by witnesses during investigation or for Police custody beyond the first fifteen days, he shall comply to the directions as may be given by the Court in this regard;

(h) the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial; (i) On breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the learned Magistrate/Trial Court is entitled to take appropriate action against the petitioner 4/6

in accordance with law as if the 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)AIR SCW 5560]; (j) If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 B.N.S.2023.

21.05.2025 rna "Note:

1. Registry is directed to forthwith upload this order in the Official Website of this Court.

2. All concerned to act on this order being uploaded in Official Website of this Court without insisting on certified hard copies. To be noted, this order when uploaded in the official website of this Court will be watermarked and will also have a QR code." To 1.The learned Judicial Magistrate Court, Tiruchengode.

2.The Inspector of Police, Tiruchengode Town Police Station, Namakkal District.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

5/6

N.SENTHILKUMAR,J rna 21.05.2025 6/6