S.Ramarajan v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 20.12.2024 PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice N.ANAND VENKATESH S.Ramarajan ... Petitioner / Accused Vs The State of Tamil Nadu Represented by the Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Thanjavur, [DCB Crime No.Not Known/2024] ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.B.Narayana Sudalai Muthu, Advocate For Respondent : Mr.A.Albert James, Government Advocate, (Criminal Side) PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL UNDER SECTION 482 OF BNSS PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No.Not Known/2024 on the file of the respondent police.

ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 316 of BNS, 2023 in Crime No. Not known of 1/3

2024, seeks anticipatory bail.

2. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side), on instructions from the respondent Police, submitted that the petition enquiry is pending in Current Paper No.G2/23425/1415/2024 dated 21.08.2024 against the petitioner.

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 the 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 and report before this Court on 20.01.2025.

5. Post the matter on 20.01.2025 for reporting compliance. Till then, the petitioner shall not be arrested by the respondent police.

6. In the result, this criminal original petition is disposed of accordingly. sd/- 20/12/2024 / TRUE COPY / / 01 /2025 Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S. I / II / III / IV ) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.

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TO 1 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, DISTRICT CRIME BRANCH, THANJAVUR.

2. THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI.

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.22669 of 2024 Date :20/12/2024 PSP/ SKN /SAR /03.01.2025/ 3P/ 3C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17/07/2023 3/3