Kalyani v. The State rep by its The Inspector of Police
Anticipatory bail – S.482 BNSS, 2023
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, CRL OP No.18462 of 2025, decided 15-10-2025 by Justice K. Rajasekar. Six petitioners (Kalyani, Senthil, Sivakumar, M.P. Selvam, V. Thirumurugan and Sivakumar - arraigned as A1 to A3 and A5 to A7) filed a Criminal Original Petition under Section 482 of BNSS, 2023 for bail in the event of arrest in Crime No.373 of 2025 of Kallakurichi Police Station, Kallakurichi District. The Court noted that investigation was complete, the final report had been filed, cognizance stood taken in C.C. No.1465 of 2025 and summons had been issued to the petitioners, who must appear pursuant to the summons; hence there was no apprehension of arrest at this stage and the petition was dismissed. Keywords: anticipatory bail, Section 482 BNSS 2023, final report filed, summons issued, cognizance C.C. No.1465 of 2025, dismissal.
What did the court decide?
The investigation in Cr.No.373 of 2025 stands completed with the final report filed; cognizance has been taken in C.C. No.1465 of 2025, summons have been issued to the petitioners, and the petitioners are required to appear pursuant to those summons.