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Arputhavalli v. The State of Tamilnadu

Pre-arrest bail – S.482, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Madras HC8 May 2025/4070/2025

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What is this about?

Pre-arrest bail under Section 482 BNSS 2023; petition closed as moot after co-ordinate Judge quashed FIR; Crime No.10 of 2024, District Crime Branch, Virudhunagar District; petitioner Arputhavalli, Accused No.7; prior order in Crl.O.P.(MD) No.1969 of 2025 allowing quash of FIR; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; single judge R. Sakthivel, J.; order dated 08.05.2025; no bail conditions or merits adjudication; no cases named or cited in the order.

What did the court decide?

In view of the quashing of the FIR in Crime No.10 of 2024 as against the petitioner by a co-ordinate Judge, the petitioner has no reasonable apprehension of arrest at the hands of the respondent-police. ¶28

Arputhavalli Vs The State of Tamilnadu — Anticipatory Bail | Madras HC (2025)

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CRL.OP(MD). No.4070 of 2025

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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Reserved on : 23.04.2025 Pronounced on : 08.05.2025

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PRESENT

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THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE R.SAKTHIVEL

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Arputhavalli ... Petitioners / Accused No.7

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Vs.

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The State of Tamil Nadu rep by The Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Virudhunagar District. (Crime No.10 of 2024) ... Respondent / Complainant

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PRAYER :- The Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya

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Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 praying to grant pre-arrest bail to the

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petitioner in Crime No.10 of 2024 on the file of the respondent-police.

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For Petitioners : Mr.C.M.Arumugam, Advocate

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For Respondent : Mr.R.Meenakshi Sundaram, Additional Public Prosecutor

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ORDER : The Court made the following order :-

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This Criminal Original Petition has been filed by the petitioners on 03.03.2025

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under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, praying

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to grant an order of pre-arrest bail.

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When the matter was taken up for hearing today, Mr.C.M.Arumugam, the learned counsel for the petitioner, submitted that the petitioner had filed Crl.O.P. (MD) No.1969 of 2025 before co-ordinate Judge of this Court praying to quash the FIR in Crime No.10 of 2024 on the file of the respondent-police, and the said petition was allowed. The relevant portion of the order is extracted hereunder:

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“9. On careful perusal of the above said judgments they will not be applicable to the present facts of the case. In the case on hand there is no any allegation in the First Information Report to constitute the offence as against this petitioner.

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In view of the same, the Criminal Original Petition stands allowed and the First Information Report in Crime No.10 of 2024 on the file of the first respondent police is hereby quashed as against this petitioner. Consequently connected miscellaneous petition stands closed.”

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