Crl. O.P. No.8523 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 02.04.2025 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN Crl. O.P. No.8523 of 2025 and Crl. M.P. No.6636 of 2025 Shakthivel S S/o. Senthilvelu Petitioner/Accused Vs. The State represented by- The Inspector of Police, H1 Police Station, Old Washermanpet, Chennai. 2. The Inspector of Police, Indira Nagar Police Station, Halasur, Bengaluru City. [Cr. No.279 of 2024]. ... Respondent PRAYER: The Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of B.N.S.S., praying to grant inter State anticipatory bail to the petitioner / Accused in Cr. No.279 of 2024 on the file of the 2nd respondent police. For Petitioner : Ms. Kamachi Dakshinamoorthy For Intervenor : Mr. V. Manoharan For Respondent : Mr. S. Santhosh Government Advocate (Crl.Side) O R D E R 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl. O.P. No.8523 of 2025 The petitioner / Accused, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offence punishable under Sections 408 and 420 of IPC in connection with the case in Cr. No.279 of 2024 pending on the file of 2nd respondent police, seeks inter state anticipatory bail. 2. It is submitted by the learned counsel appearing for the intervenor / defacto complainant that no ground has been made for inter-state anticipatory bail and the petitioner may be directed to approach the concerned Court in Karnataka. He would further submit that there are proceedings pending between the parties in the High Court of Karnataka. 3. It is well settled that inter-state anticipatory bail cannot be entertained unless the petitioner states as to why he is unable to approach the jurisdictional Court. The petitioner has not satisfied the said condition. 4. Hence, this Court is not inclined to grant inter-state anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed. 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl. O.P. No.8523 of 2025 02.04.2025 mjs SUNDER MOHAN., J. mjs To 1. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. 2.The Inspector of Police, H1 Police Station, Old Washermanpet, Chennai. 3. The Inspector of Police, Indira Nagar Police Station, Halasur, Bengaluru City. Crl. O.P. No.8523 of 2025 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl. O.P. No.8523 of 2025 02.04.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis