Madras High CourtCRL OP/15406/2025disposed of

Raja v. State Rep. By The Inspector Of Police,

2025-05-15Honourable Mr Justice M. Nirmal Kumar4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 15-05-2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE M. NIRMAL KUMAR

1. RAJA S/o.Ramamoorthi, No.1/33A, North Athithiravidar Street, Ovarur Village, Thiruthuraipoondi Taluk, Thiruvarur District.

2. Vetri @ Veera Perumal S/o.Kumarasamy, No.2/307, Edaipalaiyam, Maruthavanam Post, Thiruthuraipoondi Taluk, Thiruvarur District.

Petitioner(s) Vs

1. State rep. by The Inspector of Police, Thiruthuraipoondi Police Station, Thiruvarur District. (Crime Not known of 2025) Respondent(s)

PRAYER To enlarge the petitioner on bail, in the event of their arrest by the Respondent Police, pending investigation of the case in Crime Not Known of 2025 on the file of the Respondent For Petitioner(s):

Mr.Vijayaragavan Marimuthu For Respondent(s):

Mr.V.Meganathan Govt Advocate(crl Side)

ORDER

The petitioners, who apprehend arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences under Section 303(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, in Crime No.Not known of 2025, on the file of the respondent police, seek anticipatory bail.

2. The contention of the petitioner is that the Villagers of Maruthavanam had given a false complaint against the petitioner as though the petitioner had committed theft of 10 cows in the year 2024 and the petitioners have now been called for enquiry.

3. It is the further contention of the petitioners that the petitioners are no way connected to missing of the cows in the Village and they are daily wages. For some reasons, the petitioners have been falsely implicated in this case.

4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) submitted that it is only a petition enquiry in C.S.R. and the same is pending. Hence, the petitioners can appear and given their explanations and thereafter, an appropriate action will be taken.

5. In view of the same, the respondent shall conduct and conclude the enquiry within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. If the petitioners' appearance is required, the respondent shall issue a notice under Section 35 of BNSS, 2023, and on such time, the petitioners shall appear before the respondent. Till the conclusion of the enquiry, the respondents shall not arrest the petitioners.

6. With the above directions, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of.

15-05-2025 ASI To The Inspector of Police, Thiruthuraipoondi Police Station, Thiruvarur District.

M.NIRMAL KUMAR J.

ASI 15-05-2025