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Kevin Kumaran v. The State Of Tamil Nadu, Rep. By The Inspector Of Police,

2025-08-08Honourable Mr Justice M. Nirmal Kumar3 pages

CRL OP NO. 19554 of 2025

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 08-08-2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE M. NIRMAL KUMAR CRL OP NO. 19554 of 2025 Kavin Kumaran No. 25, BG1, Aishwaryam Apartment, Redhills Road, Kolathur, Chennai Petitioner(s) Vs The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by the Inspector of Police, V-4, Rajamangalam Police Station, Chennai-600 099. Respondent(s) PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to enlarge the petitioner on bail in the event of arrest in Crime No.Not known of 2025 on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioner(s):

Mr.K.Rajasekaran For Respondent(s):

Mr.Leonard Arul Joseph Selvam Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

The petitioner, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offence punishable under Sections 314, 316 of B.N.S., of 2023, in Crime No. Not known of 2025 seeks anticipatory bail.

2.Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned Government Advocate (Criminal side) appearing for the respondent Police submitted that the petition enquiry in C.S.R.No.280 of 2025 is pending against the petitioner. M. NIRMAL KUMAR, J.

3.The learned Counsel for the petitioner submitted that the respondent police is harassing the petitioner under the guise of enquiry.

4. Considering the facts and circumstances, the respondent police is directed to conduct enquiry 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.

5. With the above directions, this criminal original petition is disposed of. 08-08-2025 ep

To

1. The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by the Inspector of Police, No. 25, BG1, Aishwaryam Apartment, Redhills Road, Kolathur, ChennaiV-4, Rajamangalam Police Station, Chennai-600 099.

2.The Public Prosecutor High Court of Madras.

CRL OP NO. 19554 of 2025