BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 23.01.2025 PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice N.ANAND VENKATESH CRL OP(MD). No.1132 of 2025 1.Vaidevan 2.Maheswari ... Petitioners / Accused Rank Not Known Vs The State of Tamil Nadu Represented by the Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Sivagangai District. (Crime No.Not Known of 2025) ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioners: Mr.C.Susikumar, 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/2024 on the file of the respondent police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioners, who apprehend arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 318(4) and 180 of BNS, 2023, in Crime No. Not Known of 2025, seek 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.P. No.N4/29818/1391/24 dated 06.12.2024 against the petitioners. 3. The learned Counsel for the petitioners submitted that the respondent police is harassing the petitioners 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 petitioners, register the F.I.R or close the petition enquiry within a period of two weeks from today and report before this Court on 06.02.2025. 2/3 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 5. Post the matter on 06.02.2025 for reporting compliance. Till then, the petitioners shall not be arrested by the respondent police. 6. In the result, this criminal original petition is ordered accordingly. sd/- 23/01/2025 / 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, DISTRICT CRIME BRANCH, SIVAGANGAI DISTRICT. 2 THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI. +1 CC to M/s.M/S.SUBASH LAW OFFICE, Advocate ( SR-826[I] dated 24/01/2025 ) ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.1132 of 2025 Date :23/01/2025 NBF / SAR- (12/02/2025) 3P/4C 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