CRL OP NO. 4166 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 18-02-2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN CRL OP NO. 4166 of 2025 penumala sathish kumar S/0. P. George, 5 90/9 shanthi nagar hydersha kote rajendra nagar rangareddi andhra pradesh Petitioner(s) Vs State rep. by Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station Thirumangalam, . Chennai-101. Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s): Dhana Sekar For Respondent(s): Public Prosecutor ORDER The petitioner apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Section 69 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 (Crl. Side) appearing for the respondent Police submitted that petition enquiry is pending. SUNDER MOHAN, J. 1/2 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP NO. 4166 of 2025 vca 3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) for the respondent. 4. Considering the facts and circumstances, the respondent police has to issue notice under Section 41(A) of Cr.P.C to the petitioner and the petitioner is directed to appear before the respondent police and the Investigating Officer has to conduct the enquiry by strictly following the procedures therein 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 three weeks from today. The parties are directed to cooperate with the enquiry. It is needless to say that the respondent police shall not take any coercive steps to secure the accused till the completion of enquiry on the complaint lodged by the defacto complainant. 5. With the above directions, this criminal original petition is disposed of. 18.02.2025 vca To State rep. by Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station Thirumangalam, . Chennai-101. CRL OP NO. 4166 of 2025 2/2 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis