CRL OP No. 18374 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 14-07-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN CRL OP No. 18374 of 2026 1. Jothiramalingam 2. Thangamani 3. Ganesh Babu 4. Manikanda Prabhu 5. Manjula Devi ..Petitioner(s) Vs The State Rep By The Inspector of Police Dharapuram Police Station, Tiruppur. ..Respondent(s) 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 his arrest by the Respondent Police in Crime no.Unknown, subject to such conditions as this Honourable Court may deem fit to impose. For Petitioner(s): M/S. Karthikei Balan.S For Respondent(s): MR.N.PALANIVEL, GOVT.ADVOCATE (CRL.SIDE) ORDER The petitioners apprehend arrest for the alleged offence under Section 318(4) of BNS Act, 2023, in Crime No. Not known of 2026, seeks anticipatory bail. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 18374 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 4 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 petitioners. 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 the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 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. 14-07-2026 GBI https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 18374 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 4 To 1.The State Rep By The Inspector of Police Dharapuram Police Station, Tiruppur.187/2, Kongu Nagar, Udumalai Road, Chitravanthanpalayam, Thiruppur 638657 2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 18374 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 4 C.KUMARAPPAN, J. GBI CRL OP No. 18374 of 2026 14-07-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis