CRL OP(MD). No.9697 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Dated : 20.05.2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR CRL OP(MD). No.9697 of 2026 Palanikumar S/o. Kasi Viswanathan ...Petitioner/Accused No.3 Vs The State of Tamil Nadu Rep. by its The Inspector of Police Anna Nagar Police Station Madurai District. Crime No.13 of 2026. ...Respondent For Petitioner : Mr.Sanjaysundaram Advocate. For Respondent : Mr.A.Albert James Government Advocate (Crl.Side) PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.482 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Cr.No.13 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police. 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.9697 of 2026 ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 318(4) of BNS, 2023 in Crime No.13 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. Today, when the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) submitted that the petitioner had been arrested this morning (20.05.2026). 3. Recording the same, this Criminal Original Petition stands closed, with liberty granted to the petitioner to file an appropriate application in accordance with law. (R V J) 20.05.2026 gvn 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.9697 of 2026 To 1.The Judicial Magistrate No.VI, Madurai District. 2.The Inspector of Police, Anna Nagar Police Station, Madurai District. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.9697 of 2026 R.VIJAYAKUMAR, J. gvn ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.9697 of 2026 Dated : 20.05.2026 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis