CRL OP No. 18344 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. 18344 of 2026 1. Louis Sinnaya Arokiassamy No. 381, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Puducherry 2. Viktor Sinnaya Jayakumar S/o. Louis Sinnaya Arokiassamy, No. 381, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Puducherry-605 001. ..Petitioner(s) Vs State rep by The Station House Officer A1, Grand Bazzar Police Station, Puducherry Crime No.Unknown Of 2026. ..Respondent(s) PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail in the event of the arrest in Crime No.Unknown of 2026 on the file file of Respondent Police. For Petitioner(s): Mr.Ami V.Kataria For Respondent(s): MS.G.DJEARANY OM PRAKASH GOVT.ADVOCATE (PUDUCHERRY) ORDER The petitioner apprehends arrest for the alleged offence under Sections 61(2), 318(4) of BNS, 2023 in Crime No. Not known of 2026 seeks anticipatory bail. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 18344 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 4 2. When the matter is taken up for hearing today, the learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondent submits that petitioner 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 procedure 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. 14-07-2026 DRL https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 18344 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 4 To 1. The Station House Officer A1, Grand Bazzar Police Station, Puducherry. 2.The Public Prosecutor, Puducherry. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 18344 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 4 C.KUMARAPPAN, J. DRL CRL OP No. 18344 of 2026 14-07-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis