CRL OP No. 19748 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 5 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 23-07-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN CRL OP No. 19748 of 2026 1. Chellakannu 2. Senthamaraikkannan ..Petitioner(s) Vs The State Rep by The Sub Inspector of Police SHO, Muthandikuppam Police Station, Panruti Taluk, Cuddalore District. Crime No.0105 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 Anticipatory Bail in the event of arrest by the Respondent Muthathandikuppam Police in Crime no.105 of 2026, FIR dated 24.06.2026 pending on the file of the respondent police and pass such further or other orders as this Honourable Court may deem fit and proper. For Petitioner(s): M/S. K POOMALAI For Respondent(s): MR.N.PALANIVEL, GOVT.ADVOCATE (CRL.SIDE) ORDER The petitioners apprehend arrest for the alleged offence under Sections 296(b), 115(2), 133, 351(2) of BNS Act and Section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Woman (Amendment) Act, 2002, in Crime No.0105 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police seek anticipatory bail. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 19748 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 5 2. It is the case of the prosecution that, due to a civil dispute, there was a wordy quarrel between the petitioners and the defacto complainant and that the petitioners, along with other accused assaulted the defacto complainant with their hands. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioners are innocent persons and they have been falsely implicated in this case. He further submitted that the petitioners are ready to abide by any stringent conditions that may be imposed by this Court. Hence, he prayed for the grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side), appearing for the respondent police, while opposing the grant of anticipatory bail, reiterated the prosecution case and fairly submitted that the injured has been discharged from the hospital. 5. I have given anxious consideration to the submissions made by the learned counsel on either side. 6. Taking into consideration the totality of the circumstances and that the entire dispute has arisen due to a civil dispute, this Court is of the view that https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 19748 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 5 custodial interrogation of the petitioners is not required and is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners, subject to certain conditions. 7. Accordingly, the petitioners are ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on their appearance, within a period of fifteen (15) days from the date on which the order copy is made ready, before the learned Judicial Magistrate, No.1, Panruti, Cuddalore District, on condition that the petitioners shall execute a separate bond for a sum of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) each, with two sureties each, for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate concerned, and on further conditions: (a) If the petitioner(s) fails to surrender before the concerned learned Magistrate within a period of fifteen (15) 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(s) shall report before the respondent police daily at 10.30 a.m., for a period of 15 days 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(s) in accordance with law as if the https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 19748 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 5 conditions have been imposed and the petitioner(s) 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(s) thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 of BNS Act. 23-07-2026 GBI To 1.The Sub Inspector of Police SHO, Muthandikuppam Police Station, Panruti Taluk, Cuddalore District. 2.The Judicial Magistrate, No.1, Panruti, Cuddalore District. 3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 19748 of 2026 __________ Page5 of 5 C.KUMARAPPAN, J. GBI CRL OP No. 19748 of 2026 23-07-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis