CRL OP No. 26301 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 02-12-2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.RAJASEKAR CRL OP No. 26301 of 2025 1. Sekar @ Chandrasekaran S/o. Muniyappan, 2/446, Murugan Nagar, Malumichampatti, Coimbatore 641 021 Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The State Rep by, Inspector of Police, Singanallur P.S., Coimbatore District. Crime No. 466/2025 Respondent(s) PRAYER Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of BNSS, to enlarge the Petitioner on Anticipatory bail, in the event of his arrest in Crime No 466 of 2025 on the file of the respondent herein and to pass such and other orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit in the circumstances of the case . For Petitioner(s): For Intervenor Pavithra Priyadarshini A Mr.J.Aravind For Respondent(s): Ms.J.R.Archana Government Advocate (Crl. Side) https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 26301 of 2025 ORDER The petitioner apprehends arrest for the alleged offence under Sections 316(4), 344, 61(2) of BNSS Act 2023 in Crime No.466 of 2025, on the file of the respondent police seeks anticipatory bail. 2. The allegation against this petitioner is that this petitioner was working in the City Union Bank as Appraiser and he was also utilized by the defacto complainant herein for supervising the pawn broker shop run by the defacto complainant. He joined hands with other two accused, who are working therein and had taken away gold jewels weighing 853.20 grams, pledged it and enriched themselves. 3.The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is known to the defacto complainant for 25 years and he is the one who informed the alleged occurrence to the defacto complainant and he is not having any role in stealing or taking gold jewels from the shop. She further submitted that majority of the allegations are levelled against the other two employees, who are ranked as A2 and A3 and the petitioner is ready to co-operate for the investigation and prays to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 26301 of 2025 4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondent police submitted that total value of the gold misappropriated by the accused herein is Rs.32,48,000/- and the petitioner was a supervisor and he joined hands with other accused and taken away gold jewels and re-pledged it in the name of husbands of A2 and A3 and so far, no one is arrested and the investigation in this case is in preliminary stage. 5. Heard the learned counsel for the Intervenor. 6.I have gone through the FIR. Though it is stated that the petitioner herein has informed the defacto complainant that other accused involved in breach of trust and cheating, it is stated by the defacto complainant that he has also conducted separate audit and he arrived satisfaction that this petitioner joined hands with other accused and was involved in cheating. So far no one is arrested in this case. 7.This Court after considering the arguments earlier, granted Interim anticipatory bail to the petitioner to appear and participate in the enquiry so as to find out the manner in which the occurrence had taken place. Accordingly, the petitioner was also granted anticipatory bail and he has also appeared. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 26301 of 2025 8.The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) for the respondent police reported that the investigation revealed that all these persons have colluded each other and misappropriated the gold jewels and the petitioner is also a supervisor and he regularly given report to the owner of the shop that all the accounts are in order. However, on proper auditing, it revealed that huge amount of gold jewels have been misappropriated. 9. I have also gone through the FIR and other connected materials. I am of the view that since the petitioner is a supervisor and he has been directed to oversee the entire branch affairs, and he has also submitted a regular report that all the accounts and other things are in order and now it revealed that there was suppression of various accounts statements, I am of the view that the petitioner is also involved in the offence and hence, granting anticipatory bail would hamper the investigation, hence the interim anticipatory bail was granted to the petitioner is hereby cancelled and the relief of bail is also dismissed. 02-12-2025 1/2 gbi https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 26301 of 2025 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 26301 of 2025 To 1.The State Rep by, Inspector of Police, Singanallur P.S., Coimbatore District. Crime No. 466/2025 2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 26301 of 2025 K.RAJASEKAR J. gbi CRL OP No. 26301 of 2025 02-12-2025 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis