IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 12.06.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE Mr. JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN Crl.O.P.No.14923 of 2026 1.Dhanasekaran.R 2.Chithra 3.Ranganathan. N ... Petitioner(s) Vs. State Represented by Inspector of Police, W32, Tharamani All Women Police Station, Crime No. Not Known of 2026 (CSR. No.19 of 2026) ... Respondent PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Act, 2023, to enlarge the petitioners on bail in the event of arrest in Crime No.NOT KNOWN of 2026 on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioners : Mr.B.Balaji For Respondent : Mr. N.Palanivel, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) O R D E R The petitioners apprehend arrest for the alleged offence under Sections 85, 115(2), 351(3) of BNS, 2023 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 in Crime No. Not known of 2026, seeks anticipatory bail. 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 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 in CSR No.19 of 2026. 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. 4. With the above directions, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of. 12.06.2026 rkp 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis To 1.The Additional Mahila Judicial Magistrate Court at Alandur. 2. The Inspector of Police, W32, Tharamani All Women Police Station. 3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.KUMARAPPAN.J. rkp Crl.OP.No.14923 of 2026 12.06.2026 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis