Crl.O.P.No.20938 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 25.07.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR Crl.O.P.No.20938 of 2025 Sunnapugunta Karthik @ Andhrakarthik .. Petitioner/Accused Vs. The State Rep by The Inspector of Police, Sriperumbudur Police Station, Kancheepuram District. (Crime No.318 of 2025) .. Respondent PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, to enlarge the petitioner on bail in Crime No. 318 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police herein. For Petitioner : Mr.M.Jaisingh For Respondent : Mr.Leonard Arul Joseph Selvam Government Advocate (Crl.Side) ********* Page No.1 of 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.20938 of 2025 O R D E R The petitioner, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 16.06.2025, for the offence punishable under Sections 331(4), 305 (457, 380 of I.P.C) of BNS, in Crime No.318 of 2025, registered on the file of the respondent, seeks bail. 2. The case of the prosecution is that on 26.05.2025 at about 7.00a.m., when the de-facto complainant and his family members left their house to meet his daughter in Chennai. Upon their return on 31.05.2025 at about 11.45a.m., he noticed that the main door of the house had been broken open. He also found that the almirahs (beros) had been forcibly opened, and approximately 150 sovereigns of gold ornaments, silver items, and Rs.21 lakhs in cash were missing. Hence, the present case. 3.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner is that the petitioner is an innocent person and he has been falsely implicated in this case. 4. Learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondent police submitted that the petitioner is a habitual offender and has Page No.2 of 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.20938 of 2025 20 previous cases registered against him in Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Therefore, he strongly opposed the release of the petitioner on bail. 5. Considering the gravity of the offence committed by the petitioner and taking into account the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. 25.07.2025 nvi To 1.The Inspector of Police, Sriperumbudur Police Station, Kancheepuram District 2.The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Chennai. M.NIRMAL KUMAR, J. nvi Page No.3 of 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.20938 of 2025 Crl.O.P.No.20938 of 2025 25.07.2025 Page No.4 of 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis