Rahuman Khan v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 19/01/2026 PRESENT The HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY Rahuman Khan, S/o.Sikkandar, ... Petitioners/Accused Vs The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep By, The Forest Ranger, Forest Range, Ramanathapuram District.

Wlor No.05/2025..

... Respondents/Complainants For Petitioner : Mr.Anand R., For Respondent : Mr.S.S.Manoj, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.482 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in WLOR No.05/2025 on the file of the respondent police.

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ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner / Accused who apprehends arrest in the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 2(2), 2(11), 2(12A), 2(14), 2(24), 2(31), 2(36), 39(1)(b), 39(3), 40(2), 48(A), 50(1) (c), (3), 51(1) and 57 of Wild Life Protection Act, in Crime No.05 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail,

2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner along with other accused persons were in illegal possession of Tusk. Hence, the complaint.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is an innocent person and he has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. He further submitted that the petitioner is not present at the scene of the occurrence, and he was falsely implicated in this case. He further submitted that the petitioner is ready to abide by any stringent conditions that may be imposed by this Court. Hence, he seeks anticipatory bail.

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4. The learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) submitted that the petitioner has involved in very serious offence and the investigation is still pending. He further submitted that the petitioner has many previous cases to his credit. Hence, he objected to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and also the fact that the petitioner has involved in very serious offence and also considering the bad antecedents of this petitioner, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6.Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. (S S Y J) 19.01.2026 tta To 1.The Forest Ranger, Forest Range, Ramanathapuram District.

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

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S.SRIMATHY,J tta

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.23981 of 2025 Date : 19/01/2026 4/4