Arputhavalli v. The State Of Tamilnadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Reserved on : 23.04.2025 Pronounced on : 08.05.2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE R.SAKTHIVEL Arputhavalli ... Petitioners / Accused No.7 Vs.

The State of Tamil Nadu rep by The Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Virudhunagar District.

(Crime No.10 of 2024) ... Respondent / Complainant PRAYER :- The Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 praying to grant pre-arrest bail to the petitioner in Crime No.10 of 2024 on the file of the respondent-police. For Petitioners :

Mr.C.M.Arumugam, Advocate For Respondent :

Mr.R.Meenakshi Sundaram, Additional Public Prosecutor ORDER : The Court made the following order :- This Criminal Original Petition has been filed by the petitioners on 03.03.2025 under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, praying 1/3

to grant an order of pre-arrest bail.

2. When the matter was taken up for hearing today, Mr.C.M.Arumugam, the learned counsel for the petitioner, submitted that the petitioner had filed Crl.O.P. (MD) No.1969 of 2025 before co-ordinate Judge of this Court praying to quash the FIR in Crime No.10 of 2024 on the file of the respondent-police, and the said petition was allowed. The relevant portion of the order is extracted hereunder: "9. On careful perusal of the above said judgments they will not be applicable to the present facts of the case. In the case on hand there is no any allegation in the First Information Report to constitute the offence as against this petitioner.

10. In view of the same, the Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and the First Information Report in Crime No.10 of 2024 on the file of the first respondent police is hereby quashed as against this petitioner. Consequently connected miscellaneous petition stands closed."

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3. In view of the above, the petitioner has no reasonable apprehension of arrest at the hands of the respondent-police. Hence, this Criminal Original Petition is closed.

sd/- 08/05/2025 / TRUE COPY / /05/2025 Sub-Assistant Registrar ( C.S. I / II / III / IV ) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.

pal To 1.The Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Virudhunagar District.

2.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

+1 CC to M/s.C.M.ARUMUGAM, Advocate ( SR-5475[I] dated 09/05/2025 )

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.4070 of 2025 Date :08/05/2025 MK/SAR /15.05.2025 3P/4C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17/07/2023 3/3