CRL OP(MD). No.2790 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 11/02/2026 PRESENT The HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY CRL OP(MD). No.2790 of 2026 Krishnakannan @ Kannan ... Petitioner/Accused Vs The State of Tamilnadu Rep By, The Inspector of Police, Rajathanai Police Station, Theni District. Crime No.20 of 2026. ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.M.Sakundaladevi For Respondent : Mr.E.Antony Sahaya Prabahar Additional Public Prosecutor PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.482 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No.20 of 2026 on the file of the respondent Police. 1/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.2790 of 2026 ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner/Accused, who apprehend arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 296(b), 118(1), 109(1) of BNS Act, 2023, in Crime No.20 of 2025, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. The case of the prosecution is that, while the petitioner and the other accused persons were consuming alcohol in a bar, they assaulted a cat roaming there. When the defacto complainant questioned the same, the accused persons abused him in filthy language. Thereafter, the first accused assaulted the defacto complainant on the head with a reaper stick, causing bleeding injuries on his head and right index finger. One Sellapandi, a co-worker who intervened, also sustained an abrasion injury. Hence, the complaint. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is an innocent person and he has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. Hence, he prays for grant of anticipatory 2/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.2790 of 2026 bail to the petitioner. 4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent Police submitted that the cat was brutally attacked by the petitioner. When the same was questioned by the defacto complainant, the accused persons assaulted him and caused injuries. He further submitted that three previous cases are pending against the petitioner. Therefore, he opposed for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and also considering the heinous nature of the offence, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. (S S Y J) 11.02.2026 jbr 3/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.2790 of 2026 TO 1. The Inspector of Police, Rajathanai Police Station, Theni 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.2790 of 2026 S.SRIMATHY,J jbr ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.2790 of 2026 Date : 11/02/2026 5/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis