Crl.O.P.No.17653 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 09.07.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN Crl.O.P.No.17653 of 2026 Babu Hussain ... Petitioner Vs. The State of Tamil Nadu, represented by, The Inspector of Police, T-19, Kelambakkam Police Station, Chengalpattu. (Crime No.not known of 2026) ... Respondent PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, praying to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest in Crime No.not known of 2026 pending investigation on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioner : Ms.Rohini Ravikumar For Respondent : Ms.R.S.Indira Government Advocate (Crl.Side) 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.17653 of 2026 O R D E R The petitioner, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 105 and 106(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, in Crime No.not known of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. The case of the prosecution is that the defacto complainant’s husband was engaged in electric work in the Health and Glow Company, Padur Branch, Chennai, where the petitioner is working as Store Manager and unfortunately, he was electrocuted. Hence, the case. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner’s Company and the defacto complainant entered into a Memorandum of Compromise on 08.07.2026 and the Company have paid a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- directly to the defacto complainant and remaining Rs.4,00,000/- will be deposited in the account of the defacto complainant’s minor daughter. To prove the same, the learned counsel has produced a copy of Memorandum of Compromise entered into the parties. Hence, he prays for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.17653 of 2026 4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) appearing for the respondent police has no instructions in this regard. 5. Taking into consideration the totality of the circumstances, and the fact that the husband of the defacto complainant died due to electrocution and that subsequently, the Memorandum of Compromise was entered into between the parties, this Court is of the firm view that, custodial interrogation of the petitioner is not required. Hence, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail, subject to certain conditions. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on his appearance, within a period of fifteen (15) days from the date on which the order copy is made ready, before the learned District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate, Thiruporur, on condition that the petitioner shall execute a bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only), with two sureties each, for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate concerned, and on further conditions: (a) If the petitioner fails to surrender before the concerned learned Magistrate within a period of fifteen (15) 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.17653 of 2026 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, this order shall stand automatically cancelled; (b) The sureties shall affix their photographs and left thumb impression in the application for surety ship (Judicial Form No.46 annexed to 'The Criminal Rules of Practice, 2019]'. The learned Magistrate shall obtain a copy of any one of identify proofs to ensure their identity; (c) The petitioner shall report before the respondent Police, daily at 10.30 a.m., for a period of one week and thereafter as and when required for interrogation; (d) On breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the learned Magistrate/Trial Court is entitled to take appropriate actions against the petitioner in accordance with law as if the conditions have been imposed and the petitioner released on anticipatory bail by the learned Magistrate/Trial Court himself as laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in P.K.Shaji v. State of Kerala [(2005) AIR SCW 5560]; (e) If the petitioner thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 of BNS Act. 09.07.2026 ssb 4/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.17653 of 2026 To 1.The learned District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate, Thiruporur. 2.The Inspector of Police, T-19, Kelambakkam Police Station, Chengalpattu. 3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. 5/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.17653 of 2026 C.KUMARAPPAN, J. ssb Crl.O.P.No.17653 of 2026 09.07.2026 6/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis