CRL OP No. 13971 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 29-05-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ CRL OP No. 13971 of 2026 Raji G. S/o.Ganesan No.28, Ambedkar Puratchi Nagar, Perungudi, Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu – 600 096. ..Petitioner Vs The State represented by, The Inspector of Police, J-9 Thoraipakkam Police Station, Crime No.Not Known of 2026. ..Respondent PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, pleased to enlarge the petitioner on bail in the event of his arrest pending investigation in J-9 Thoraipakkam PS Cr.No.Not Known of 2026 on the file of the respondent herein. For Petitioner: Mr.M.Dilip Kumar For Respondent: Mr.S.Yogaraja Sekar Counsel for Government of Tamil Nadu (Criminal Side) https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 13971 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 4 ORDER The petitioner apprehend arrest for the alleged offence under Section 296(b), 323, 324, 307 and 120B of The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 in Crime No. Not known of 2026, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. Today, when the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) appearing for the respondent Police submitted that the petition enquiry is pending against the petitioner. 3. In such circumstances, this Court is of the firm view that the respondent Police may be directed to follow the ratio as laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Satender Kumar Antil v. Central Bureau of Investigation reported in (2026 INSC 115) and 2025 SCC OnLine SC 1578 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 two 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. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 13971 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 4 4. With the above directions, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of. 29-05-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No jas/kmm Note: 1. Registry is directed to forthwith upload this order on the Official Website of this Court. 2. All concerned to act on this order being uploaded on Official Website of this Court without insisting on certified hard copies. To be noted, this order when uploaded in the official website of this Court will be watermarked and will also have a QR code. To 1.The Judicial Magistrate II, Alandur. 2.The Inspector of Police, J-9 Thoraipakkam Police Station. 3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 13971 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 4 MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ, J. jas/kmm CRL OP No. 13971 of 2026 29-05-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis