BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 20.01.2025 PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice N.ANAND VENKATESH CRL OP(MD). No.816 of 2025 Russelraj ... Petitioner / Accused Rank Not Known Vs The State of Tamil Nadu Represented by the Inspector of Police, South Police Station, Rajapalayam, Virudhunagar District. (Crime No.Not Known of 2025) ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.Sivaram, Advocate For Respondent : Mr.Thanga Aravindh.B, Government Advocate, (Criminal Side) 1/3 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.482 of BNSS Act. PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No.Not Known of 2025 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 318(4) and 319(1)of BNS, 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), on instructions from the respondent Police, submitted that the petition enquiry is pending in C.S.R.No.918 of 2024 dated 29.12.2024 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 03.02.2025. 2/3 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 5. Post the matter on 03.02.2025 for reporting compliance. Till then, the petitioner shall not be arrested by the respondent police. 6. In the result, this criminal original petition is ordered accordingly. sd/- 20/01/2025 / TRUE COPY / /02/2025 Sub-Assistant Registrar (CS-I/II/III/IV) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023. pal TO 1 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, SOUTH POLICE STATION, RAJAPALAYAM, VIRUDHUNAGAR DISTRICT. 2 THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI. ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.816 of 2025 Date :20/01/2025 NBF / SKN / SAR- (06/02/2025) 3P / 3C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17/07/2023 3/3 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis