CRL OP No. 17580 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 08-07-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN CRL OP No. 17580 of 2026 MOHAMMED ARAFATH alias A R MOHAMMED S/o Rajappan, No. 35, 1st Floor, Saraswathipuram 1st Street,Chrompet, Chennai - 600 044. ..Petitioner(s) Vs The State Rep by its The Inspector of Police T-21, Kilambakkam Police Station, Chengalpattu District. Crime No. Not Known of 2026. ..Respondent(s) PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Act, 2023, to enlarge the Petitioner on bail in the event of his arrest in Crime NO.Not Known of 2026 on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioner(s): Mr.G.Arun( through Video conference) For Respondent(s): Ms.R.S.Indira, Govt.Advocate (crl.Side) Order The petitioner apprehends arrest for the alleged offence under Section 316 and 318 of BNS, 2023 in Crime No. Not known of 2026, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. Today, when the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned __________ Page1 of 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 17580 of 2026 Government Advocate (Criminal Side) appearing for the respondent Police submitted that the petition enquiry is pending against the petitioner.

3. In such circumstances, this Court is of the firm view that the respondent Police may be directed to follow the ratio 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 petitioner, register the F.I.R or close the petition enquiry within a period of two 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. 08-07-2026 JRS __________ Page2 of 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 17580 of 2026 To 1. The Judicial Magistrate-I Court , Tambaram 2. The Inspector of Police T-21, Kilambakkam Police Station, Chengalpattu District. Crime No. Not Known of 2026. 3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. __________ Page3 of 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 17580 of 2026 C.KUMARAPPAN J. JRS CRL OP No. 17580 of 2026 08-07-2026 __________ Page4 of 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

CRL OP No. 17580 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 08-07-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN CRL OP No. 17580 of 2026 MOHAMMED ARAFATH alias A R MOHAMMED S/o Rajappan, No. 35, 1st Floor, Saraswathipuram 1st Street,Chrompet, Chennai - 600 044. ..Petitioner(s) Vs The State Rep by its The Inspector of Police T-21, Kilambakkam Police Station, Chengalpattu District. Crime No. Not Known of 2026. ..Respondent(s) PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Act, 2023, to enlarge the Petitioner on bail in the event of his arrest in Crime NO.Not Known of 2026 on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioner(s): Mr.G.Arun( through Video conference) For Respondent(s): Ms.R.S.Indira, Govt.Advocate (crl.Side) Order The petitioner apprehends arrest for the alleged offence under Section 316 and 318 of BNS, 2023 in Crime No. Not known of 2026, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. Today, when the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned __________ Page1 of 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 17580 of 2026 Government Advocate (Criminal Side) appearing for the respondent Police submitted that the petition enquiry is pending against the petitioner.

3. In such circumstances, this Court is of the firm view that the respondent Police may be directed to follow the ratio 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 petitioner, register the F.I.R or close the petition enquiry within a period of two 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. 08-07-2026 JRS __________ Page2 of 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 17580 of 2026 To 1. The Judicial Magistrate-I Court , Tambaram 2. The Inspector of Police T-21, Kilambakkam Police Station, Chengalpattu District. Crime No. Not Known of 2026. 3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. __________ Page3 of 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 17580 of 2026 C.KUMARAPPAN J. JRS CRL OP No. 17580 of 2026 08-07-2026 __________ Page4 of 4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis