CRL OP No. 17037 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 03-07-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN CRL OP No. 17037 of 2026 Siva S/o Natarajan, No 3 /2, Mariyamman Koil Street Arundhathipalayam Rendadi Sholingut Taluk ..Petitioner/Single Accucsed Vs The State Rep By, The Inspector of Police All Women Police Station, Redhills, Chennai. Crime No.Not Known of 2026. ..Respondent/ Complainant PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Act, 2023, to enlarge the petitioner/accused on anticipatory bail in Crime No.Not known of 2026 pending investigation before the respondent-Police in the event of arrest. For Petitioner : Mr.Durai Kannan For Respondent : Mr. N.Palanivel Government Advocate (Crl.Side) O R D E R The petitioner apprehends arrest for the alleged offence under Section 296(b), 117(3), & 351(4) of 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 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 17037 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 4 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 petitioner, 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. 03-07-2026 JRS https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 17037 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 4 To 1. The Judicial Magistrate No.II, Ponneri. 2.The Inspector of Police All Women Police Station, Redhills, Chennai. Crime No.Not Known of 2026. 3.The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 17037 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 4 C.KUMARAPPAN, J. JRS CRL OP No. 17037 of 2026 03-07-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis