Sadanandam Vs State represented by — Bail and Remand | Madras HC (2025)

Sadanandam Vs State represented by — Bail and Remand | Madras HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Further period of one week granted to the petitioners to comply with the conditions imposed in Crl.O.P.Nos.5568 and 6080 of 2020 dated 05.02.2021, on payment of cost of Rs.5,000/- to the Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Chennai within one week from receipt of a copy of the order; the Criminal Original Petition is closed.

Issue for consideration

Whether the second anticipatory bail petition by the petitioners for the very same relief in Crime No. 22 of 2020 is maintainable, when anticipatory bail had already been granted on 05.02.2021 and the petitioners had not complied with it. +1 more

Court's answer

A second anticipatory bail petition seeking the very same relief in Crime No. 22 of 2020 is not maintainable, since the petitioners had already been granted anticipatory bail by order dated 05.02.2021 and had not complied with it.

Ratio / Principle

In view of the submissions of counsel and the fact that investigation is complete and the final report has been filed, the Court extended time by a further period of one week for the petitioners to comply with the conditions imposed in Crl.O.P.Nos.5568 and 6080 of 2020 dated 05.02.2021, subject to imposition of cost.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Anticipatory bail — Second petition for same relief not maintainable — Petitioners earlier granted anticipatory bail in Crl.O.P.Nos.5568 and 6080 of 2020 (order dated 05.02.2021) under Section 483 BNSS, 2023 jurisdiction, but failed to surrender before the jurisdictional Magistrate or furnish sureties — Investigation in Crime No. 22 of 2020 (S-14, Peerkankaranai Police Station, Chengalpattu District) completed and final report filed — Held, the second anticipatory bail petition for the very same relief is not maintainable; however, considering completion of investigation, one week's further time granted to comply with the conditions of the earlier bail order, on payment of Rs.5,000/- cost to the Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Chennai — Petition closed. (K. Rajasekar, J.; 03.11.2025)

Crl.OP.No. 21909 of 2025

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 03.11.2025 CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.RAJASEKAR Crl.O.P.No. 21909 of 2025

1.Sadanandam

2.Aarthy ... Petitioners

Vs. State Rep by The Inspector of Police S-14, Peerkankaranai Police Station Chengalpattu District Crime No. 22 of 2020. ...Respondent

PRAYER : Criminal Original Pe tition filed under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to enlarge the petitioners on bail in the event of arrest by the respondent police in Crime No. 22 of 2020 on the file of the S-14, Peerkankaranai Police Station, Chengalpattu District.

For Petitioners : Mr.D.Magesh

For Respondent : Mr.S.Udayakumar Government Advocate (Crl. Side)

O R D E R

Heard both sides.

Earlier this Court had granted anticipatory bail to the petitioners in

Crl.O.P.Nos.5568 and 6080 of 2020, dated 05.02.2021. The petitioners have

not surrendered and executed the sureties before the jurisdictional Magistrate

concerned. While that being the case, now, the respondent police conducted

investigation and filed a final report. At this stage, the petitioners have come

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forward with the present petition for the very same relief in Crime No. 22 of 2020.

3.Considering the fact that since the petitioners had already been granted anticipatory bail by this Court by order dated 05.02.2021, the petitioners have not been complied with the same. Now, the petitioners filed the second anticipatory bail petition and the same is not maintainable for the very same relief in Crime No. 22 of 2020.

4.Taking into consideration of the submissions made by the learned Counsel on either side; that investigation has been completed and final report has also been filed, this Court is inclined to extend for further period of one week to the petitioners to comply with the conditions imposed by this Court in Crl.O.P.Nos.5568 and 6080 of 2020, dated 05.02.2021 by imposing cost of

Rs.5,000/- [Rupees Five Thousand Only] payable to the Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Chennai, within a period of one week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

5. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is closed.

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The Inspector of Police S-14, Peerkankaranai Police Station Chengalpattu District Crime No. 22 of 2020.

The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

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