CRL OP No. 18814 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 16-07-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN CRL OP No. 18814 of 2026 P.Babu S/o.Paneerselvam, No.1, Kavarathoppu Street, Kodavasal Town and Taluk, Thiruvarur District 612 601. ..Petitioner(s) Vs State rep. by The Inspector of Police, Kodavasal Police Station, Thiruvarur District. Cr.No.214 of 2026 ..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 their arrest in Cr.No.214 of 2026 on the file of the respondent . For Petitioner(s): M/s.V.Elangovan For Respondent(s): MR.N.PALANIVEL, GOVT.ADVOCATE (CRL.SIDE) ORDER The petitioner apprehends arrest for the alleged offence under Sections 296(b), 118(1) and 351(3) of BNS 2023 in Crime No.214 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police seeks anticipatory bail. 2. According to the prosecution, the defacto complainant was allegedly intercepted by the petitioner and criminally intimidated him by saying to https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 18814 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 4 withdraw the case previously lodged against the petitioner by defacto complainant’s brother. Hence the case. 3.The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent and he has not committed any offence as alleged by the defacto complainant and he has been falsely implicated in this case. He further submitted that no one had sustained any injury in the occurrence and he is ready to abide by any conditions that may be imposed by this Court and ready to co-operate with the investigation. Hence, he prayed to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondent police reiterated the prosecution case and submitted that the occurrence took place on 07.07.2026. Due to previous enmity arising out of a property dispute, the petitioner threatened the defacto complainant to withdraw the case already registered against him. She further strongly objected to the application on the ground that two previous cases have been registered against the petitioner and that all the cases are of a similar nature. 5. This Court considered the rival submissions. Though the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that no one had sustained any injury, as rightly contended by the learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side), the petitioner has two previous cases, all of which are of a similar nature. Considering such submission, this Court is of the firm view that, if the petitioner is enlarged on anticipatory bail, it will embolden him to commit https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 18814 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 4 similar kinds of offences in future. Hence, this Court is of the firm view that the petitioner does not deserve the relief of anticipatory bail. 6. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. 16-07-2026 JRS to 1. The Inspector of Police, Kodavasal Police Station, Thiruvarur District. Cr.No.214 of 2026 2. The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 18814 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 4 C.KUMARAPPAN, J. JRS CRL OP No. 18814 of 2026 16-07-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis