CRL OP(MD). No.14281 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 15.07.2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR CRL OP(MD)No.14281 of 2026 D.Chiristopher Jebaraj @ Chiristopher ... Petitioner / A1 Versus The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep by the Inspector of Police, Thoothukudi South Police Station, Thoothukudi District. (Crime No.566 of 2026) ... Respondent/Complainant PRAYER :-Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking to enlarge the petitioner on bail in the event of arrest in Crime No.566 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, or on his appearance. For Petitioner : M/s.P.Banu Prasath For Respondent : Mr.T.Lenin Kumar, Counsel for State of TN (Criminal Side) 1/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.14281 of 2026 ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner, who apprehends arrest in connection with Crime No.566 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 296(b), 351(3), 316(2) and 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. The allegation against the petitioner is that he, along with the co-accused, obtained a lorry and a JCB belonging to the defacto complainant on a rental basis. However, the petitioner neither returned the vehicles nor accounted for their whereabouts. When the defacto complainant attempted to trace the vehicles, they were found to be missing. It is further alleged that, when questioned, the petitioner and the co-accused threatened the defacto complainant with dire consequences. Hence, the case. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner had handed over the vehicles to the co-accused and that he was no longer in possession of them. He further submitted that the petitioner is ready to cooperate with the investigation and, therefore, prayed for 2/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.14281 of 2026 grant of anticipatory bail. 4. Per contra, the learned Counsel for State (Criminal Side) reiterated the prosecution case and submitted that the defacto complainant has categorically stated that both the lorry and the JCB were entrusted to the petitioner. He further submitted that the vehicles have not yet been recovered and that the investigation is still in progress. Hence, he opposed the grant of anticipatory bail. 5. This Court has carefully considered the rival submissions and perused the materials available on record. 6. Considering the nature of the allegations, the fact that the vehicles have not yet been recovered, and that the investigation is still in progress, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. 15.07.2026 pal 3/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.14281 of 2026 To 1.The Inspector of Police, Thoothukudi South Police Station, Thoothukudi District. 2.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 4/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.14281 of 2026 K. RAJASEKAR ,J. pal ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.14281 of 2026 Date : 15.07.2026 5/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis