Crl.O.P.No.34484 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 17.12.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR CRL OP NO.34484 of 2025 Arunachalam @ Arunchalam ... Petitioner/ Accused Vs The State Rep. By, The Inspector of Police, St.Thomas Mount-Police Station, Chennai District. (Crime No.1131 of 2025) ... Respondent PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, pleased to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest by the respondent in Crime No.1131 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioner : Mr. A.Saranraj For Intervenor : Mr.G.Balamanikandan For Respondent : Ms.J.R.Archana Government Advocate (Crl.Side) ****** 1/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.34484 of 2025 O R D E R The petitioner, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 308(2), 351(2) of BNS and under Section 4 of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 2022, in Crime No.1131 of 2025 on the file of the respondent Police, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. The allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner is the brother-in-law of the defacto complainant and went to the house of the defacto complainant and demanded her to subscribe a signature in a documents for sale of the land belongs to the family and since she has refused to accept his demand, he has threatened her, also taken away the gold jewels worth about 18 sovereigns. Hence, the case. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner was falsely implicated in this case and he was not involved in the above said offence. He further submitted that the petitioner is ready to abide by any conditions that may be imposed by this Court, hence sought for anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 2/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.34484 of 2025 4. The learned counsel for the Intervenor submitted that the petitioner has not only taken away the gold jewels but also taken away the cash of Rs.82,300/-. If the petitioner is granted anticipatory bail, there is no possibility of recovering the gold jewels. Hence, he opposed for the grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 5.The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) appearing for the respondent police while opposing the anticipatory bail to the petitioner reiterated the prosecution case and submitted that so far property is not recovered and the investigation in this case is pending. 6.Considering the nature of allegations and huge quantity of gold jewels alleged to have been taken away by the petitioner and the same is not yet recovered, this Court is not inclined to allow this Criminal Original Petition. 7.Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. 17.12.2025 gbi 3/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.34484 of 2025 To 1. The Inspector of Police, St.Thomas Mount-Police Station, Chennai District. 2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. 4/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.34484 of 2025 K. RAJASEKAR, J. gbi Crl.O.P. No.34484 of 2025 17.12.2025 5/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis