CRL OP(MD). No.22851 of 2025 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 10.12.2025 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY CRL OP(MD). No.22851 of 2025 Sankar ... Petitioner Vs 1. The Superintendent, Anti -Evasion Section, O/o.Commissioner Central Tax and Central Excise, Kochi Commssionerate, 2nd Floor, CR Building, I S press road, Kochi -18. 2. The State of Tamil Nadu Rep.By, the Inspector of Police, Bodinayakkanur Police Station, Theni District. ... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr.R.Suriya Narayanan For Mr.S.Sakthi Siddharth For R1 : Mr.R.Gowrishankar Senior standing counsel for CGSI & customs For Respondent : Mr.A.S.Abul Kalaam Azad Government Advocate (Crl.Side) 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.22851 of 2025 PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.482 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Interstate Anticipatory Bail in summon on 14.11.2025 in the event of his arrest by the respondent police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner has filed this petition seeking for anticipatory bail. 2. After hearing arguments of both sides' counsel, this Court treated the present petition not as an anticipatory bail but as a direction petition since it is not clear whether it is a bailable or non-bailable offence. The 1st respondent has issued a summons to the petitioner, and the same was received on 14.11.2025 and 28.11.2025. Thereafter, the petitioner has appeared before the 1st respondent on 26.11.2025 and 03.12.2025, and the same would suffice. 3. Hence, the 1st respondent shall not arrest the petitioner and the petitioner is directed to appear before the 1st respondent by submitting all the relevant documents, including the bills, payment vouchers and other evidence and cooperate with the investigation. 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.22851 of 2025 4. With the above directions, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of. (S S Y J) 10.12.2025 msrm Note: Issue order copy on 11.12.2025 To 1.The learned Judicial Magistrate, Bodinayakannur. 2. The Superintendent, Anti -Evasion Section, O/o.Commissioner Central Tax and Central Excise, Kochi Commissionerate, 2nd Floor, CR Building, I S press road, Kochi -18. 3. The Inspector of Police, Bodinayakkanur Police Station, Theni District. 4. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.22851 of 2025 S.SRIMATHY,J msrm ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.22851 of 2025 10.12.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis