CRL OP No. 22721 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 3 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 14-08-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N.RAMESH CRL OP No. 22721 of 2026 1. Muzammil.S 2. Sabari ..Petitioners Vs The State represented by The Inspector of Police (Crime), J-7, Velachery Police Station, Velachery, Chennai - 600 042. ..Respondent PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to enlarge the Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 and 2 on bail in the event of their apprehended arrest by the Respondent herein, in Crime Number not known, on the file of the J-7 Velachery Police Station, Chennai. For Petitioner: Mr.L.Sarath Pandian For Respondent: Mr.R.Rajasekaran Counsel for Government of Tamil Nadu (Criminal Side) ORDER The petitioners apprehend arrest in Crime No. Not known of 2026, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. When the matter is taken up for hearing today, the learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondent submits that current paper https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 22721 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 3 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 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 petitioners, register the F.I.R or close the petition enquiry within a period of four 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. 14-08-2026 NSL To 1. The Inspector of Police (Crime), J-7, Velachery Police Station, Velachery, Chennai - 600 042. 2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 22721 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 3 N.RAMESH, J. NSL CRL OP No. 22721 of 2026 14-08-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis