Chinnaiya v. The State of Tamil Nadu
Anticipatory bail – S.482 BNSS – petition filed when the crime number was not known
Case brief
What is this about?
Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, CRL.OP(MD) No.3154 of 2025, decided 20.02.2025 by Justice R. Sakthivel. Chinnaiya sought anticipatory bail under Section 482 of BNSS in an unnumbered 2025 case of the All Women Police Station, Alangudi, Pudukkottai District. On hearing, the Government Advocate stated that the FIR had been registered as Crime No.4 of 2025. The petition was dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to file a fresh anticipatory bail petition citing the crime number. No precedent discussed; no merits decided.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh anticipatory bail petition citing the Crime Number and making the necessary averments. ¶14