Crl.O.P.No.21096 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 10.09.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE T.V.THAMILSELVI Crl.O.P.No.21096 of 2025 Seran ... Petitioner Vs. The Inspector of Police, Veppur Police Station, Cuddalore – 606 304. Crime No.257 of 2025 ... Respondent PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest in Crime No.257 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Komala For Respondent : Mr.S.Udayakumar Government Advocate (Criminal Side) O R D E R 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.21096 of 2025 The petitioner herein apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 296(b), 118(1), 109(1) of BNS, 2023, in Crime No.257 of 2025, on the file of the respondent Police, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. The case of the prosecution is that the victim, Sellamuthu, has been working as a night security guard at Ayyanar Traders Cracker Shop, Vepur. Since the accused, Seran, who was employed at a nearby fish shop, often urinated near the cracker shop, the victim used to question him, which led to frequent quarrels. 3. On 16.07.2025, at about 11.00 p.m., while the victim was on duty, the accused again urinated near the shop. When the victim objected, the accused became enraged, took a fish-cutting knife from the fish shop, stabbed the victim in the stomach, and inflicted further cuts on his back, arm, and waist. On hearing his cries, nearby shop owners saw the accused fleeing. The grievously injured victim was taken to the Government Hospital, Vepur, and later referred to the Government Hospital, Trichy, for treatement. 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.21096 of 2025 4. Considering the gravity of the offences and the nature of the injuries sustained by the victim, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 5. Accordingly, this criminal original petition stands dismissed. 10.09.2025 cda To 1.The Judicial Magistrate No.I, Viruthachalam. 2.The Inspector of Police, Veppur Police Station, Cuddalore – 606 304. 3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. T.V.THAMILSELVI, J. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.21096 of 2025 cda Crl.O.P.No.21096 of 2025 10.09.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis