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Sunildas Prabhakaran v. State rep. by 1. The Inspector of Police

Madras HC16 Oct 2025CRL OP/14852/2025

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What is this about?

Madras High Court (K.RAJASEKAR, J.), Crl.O.P.No.14852 of 2025, decided 16.10.2025: interstate anticipatory bail under S.482 BNSS refused and petition dismissed where, long after filing on 05.05.2024, the police had taken no steps to arrest the accused in Crime No.430 of 2023 (Ss.420, 406 IPC); no live apprehension of arrest.

What did the court decide?

As on the date of the order (October 2025), the respondent police had not taken any steps to arrest the petitioner although the petition had been pending since 05.05.2024, revealing that there was no subsisting apprehension of arrest. ¶21

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Crl.O.P.No.14852 of 2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED : 16.10.2025

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.RAJASEKAR

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Crl.O.P.No.14852 of 2025

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Sunildas Prabhakaran ... Petitioner/Accused

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Vs.

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The State Rep by,

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The Inspector of Police, Powai Police Station, Andheri, Mumbai.

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The Inspector of Police, Singanallur Police Station, Coimbatore.

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(Crime No.430 of 2023) ... Respondents

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PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of BNSS Act, to enlarge the petitioners on interstate anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest pending investigation in Cr.No.430 of 2023 on the file of 1st respondent.

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For Petitioner : M/s.N.P.Nagalakshmi For Respondents : Mr.S.Udayakumar Government Advocate (Criminal Side)

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Crl.O.P.No.14852 of 2025

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The petitioners herein apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 406 of I.P.C in Crime No.430 of 2023 on the file of the respondent Police, seek anticipatory bail.

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2 . This petition has been filed seeking interstate anticipatory bail and the petition itself was filed before this Court on 05.05.2024 and now we are in the month of October 2025 and so far the respondent police have not taken any steps for arresting the petitioner and it reveals that as on date, there is no apprehension or arrest and the interstate anticipatory bail would only be granted for four weeks to approach the concerned the Jurisdictional Magistrate and already five months completed.

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3. Therefore, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner Accordingly, this Criminal Original petition is dismissed.

16.10.2025

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