Harikrishnan @ N.R.Hari v. The Inspector Of Police,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 23-06-2026

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN Harikrishnan @ N.R.Hari S/o.C.Ramesh, No.222, Kothari Nagar, Senthamizh Nagar main road, Ramapuram, Tiruvallur, Tamilnadu-600089.

..Petitioner(s) Vs The Inspector of Police, DCB 1, Tiruvallur, Tiruvallur district.

Cr.No.5/2026.

..Respondent(s) PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Act, 2023, to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest in Cr.No.5/2026 pending investigation on the file of the respondent police.

For Petitioner(s):

MR.BALAJI T For Respondent(s):

MR.N.PALANIVEL, GOVT.ADVOCATE (CRL.SIDE)

ORDER

The petitioner apprehends arrest for the alleged offence under Sections 420 and 34 of IPC, 1860, in Crime No.5 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.

2. The allegation against the petitioner is that he, along with the other accused, induced the defacto complainant and her brother to part with Rs.12,00,000/- on the promise of securing Government employment and failed to either provide the job or refund the amount. Hence, the present FIR has been registered against the petitioner.

3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He further submitted that due to money dispute between the petitioner and the defacto complainant, a false case has been foisted against him. Hence, he seeks anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl.side) appearing for the respondent police reiterated the prosecution case and submitted that the petitioner arrayed as A1, induced the defacto complainant to part with Rs.12,00,000/- on the promise of securing employment in Tiruttani Murugan Temple, which is a public employment. Hence, he opposed to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

5. I have given anxious consideration to the submissions made by the learned counsel on either side and also perused the records available.

6. Considering the nature of the allegations and the totality of the circumstances of the case, this Court is of the firm view that custodial interrogation of the petitioner is not required. Hence, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail, subject to certain conditions.

7. Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on his appearance, within a period of fifteen (15) days from the date on which the order copy is made ready, before the learned Judicial Magistrate, Thiruthani, 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 conditions:

(a) If the petitioner fails to surrender before the concerned learned Magistrate within a period of fifteen (15) 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 identify proofs to ensure their identity;

(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 aforesaid conditions, the learned Magistrate/Trial Court is entitled to take appropriate actions against the petitioner in accordance with law as if the conditions have been imposed and the petitioner released on anticipatory bail by the learned Magistrate/Trial Court himself as laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in P.K.Shaji v. State of Kerala [(2005) AIR SCW 5560];

(e) If the petitioner thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 of BNS Act.

23-06-2026 DRL To 1.The Judicial Magistrate, Thiruthani.

2.The Inspector of Police, DCB 1, Tiruvallur, Tiruvallur District.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

C.KUMARAPPAN, J.

DRL 23-06-2026