Crl.O.P.No.14921 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 08.07.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE Mr. JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN Crl.O.P.No.14921 of 2026 Poorna Chandran ... Petitioner Vs. State Rep. by its The Inspector of Police, CBCID - Headquarters, Chennai. (Crime No.7 of 2025) ... Respondent PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Act, 2023, praying to set aside the order dated 27.05.2026 passed in Crl.M.P.No.4455 of 2026 and consequently grant reasonable time to the petitioner to execute the bond and furnish sureties pursuant to the anticipatory bail order dated 09.03.2026 passed in Crl.M.P.No.1847 of 2026. For Petitioner : Mr.E.Ravichandrababu For Respondent : Mr.N.Palanivel, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) O R D E R This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to set aside the order dated 27.05.2026 passed in Crl.M.P.No.4455 of 2026 and consequently grant reasonable time to the petitioner to execute the bond and furnish sureties 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.14921 of 2026 pursuant to the anticipatory bail order dated 09.03.2026 passed in Crl.M.P.No.1847 of 2026. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner was enlarged on anticipatory bail by the learned Principal Sessions Judge, Chennai, in Crl.M.P.No.1847 of 2026 dated 09.03.2026 with a direction to furnish sureties within a period of 15 days. She further submitted that the petitioner was admitted to Sri Ramakrishna Hospital during that period and therefore was not in a position to furnish sureties. Thereafter, he moved an extension application, upon which the Court, by an order dated 01.04.2026 in Crl.M.P.No.2782 of 2026, extended the time by a further period of two weeks. While so, the petitioner was again admitted to Sri Ragavendra Hospital due to chest pain. Therefore, he was unable to furnish sureties even within the extended time. She further submitted that the learned Principal Sessions Judge, Chennai, without considering the medical records and the petitioner’s medical condition, dismissed the application on 27.05.2026 in Crl.M.P.No.4455 of 2026. Hence, she prayed to allow the present petition. 3. The learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) appearing for the respondent police submitted that this is a case of cheating on the pretext of 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.14921 of 2026 investing in an iridium business. Believing the inducement made by the petitioner, the de facto complainant collected a sum of Rs.1 crore 22 lakhs for various purposes and invested it in the said business. He further submitted that despite extensions being granted, the petitioner failed to furnish sureties and therefore prayed for the dismissal of the petition. 4. I have given anxious consideration to the submissions made by the learned counsels on either side and perused the materials available on record. 5. While looking into the impugned order dated 27.05.2026, though the learned Vacation Sessions Judge, Chennai, took cognizance of the hospitalization of the petitioner between 21.04.2026 and 02.05.2026, he dismissed the application on the ground that sufficient time had already been granted. As rightly contended by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the Court below has neither considered nor negated the specific medical contentions raised by the petitioner, nor did it answer as to why such submissions were rejected. 6. On a perusal of the records, it is seen that the petitioner has submitted medical records from Sri Ragavendra Hospital. Though such 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.14921 of 2026 records do not fully inspire the confidence of this Court, the fact remains that the petitioner has raised a defense on medical grounds relating to chest pain. Considering such stand, along with his previous medical records from Sri Ramakrishna Hospital during the month of March 2026, this Court is of the firm view that the impugned order dated 27.05.2026 warrants interference. 7. Therefore, the order dated 27.05.2026 passed in Crl.M.P.No.4455 of 2026 is hereby set aside. The time for the petitioner to execute the bond and furnish sureties pursuant to the anticipatory bail order dated 09.03.2026 passed in Crl.M.P.No.1847 of 2026 is extended by two weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of this order. 8. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands allowed. 08.07.2026 cda 4/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.14921 of 2026 To 1.The Inspector of Police, CBCID - Headquarters, Chennai. 2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. 5/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.14921 of 2026 C.KUMARAPPAN.J. cda Crl.OP.No.14921 of 2026 08.07.2026 6/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis