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S. Baskar v. State Rep By its The Inspector of Police

Madras HC17 Jul 2026CRL OP/18963/2026

Case brief

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What is this about?

Anticipatory bail; Section 482 BNSS Act 2023; Sections 318(4) BNS; Section 420 IPC 1860; Villianur Police Station Puducherry; Crime No. Not Known of 2026; petition enquiry pending; register F.I.R or close petition enquiry within two weeks; parties to cooperate with enquiry; no coercive steps till completion of enquiry; criminal original petition disposed of.

What did the court decide?

Directions issued to the respondent police to conduct the enquiry and, if a prima facie case is made out, register the F.I.R or close the petition enquiry within two weeks from receipt of a copy of the order; parties directed to cooperate; respondent police directed not to take coercive steps to secure the accused till completion of the enquiry. ¶25

S. Baskar Vs State Rep By its The Inspector of Police — Cheating and Forgery | Madras HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioner, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for offences punishable under Sections 318(4) of BNS in Crime No. Not known of 2026. +1 more

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Court's answer

In view of the pending petition enquiry, the criminal original petition seeking anticipatory bail was disposed of with the above directions rather than by an express grant of anticipatory bail.

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Ratio / Principle

The respondent police is directed to conduct the enquiry and, if a prima facie case is made out against the petitioner, to register the F.I.R or close the petition enquiry within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order.

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Key takeaways

The parties are directed to cooperate with the enquiry.ratio¶24
The respondent police shall not take any coercive steps to secure the accused till the completion of the enquiry on the complaint lodged by the defacto complainant.ratio¶24

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Judicature at Madras (G.K. Ilanthiraiyan, J.) disposed CRL OP No. 18963 of 2026 filed by S. Baskar under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Act, 2023, seeking anticipatory bail for apprehended arrest for an offence punishable under Sections 318(4) of BNS (corresponding provision under Section 420 IPC, 1860) in Crime No. Not Known of 2026, Villianur Police Station, Puducherry. Since the petition enquiry was pending, the Court directed the respondent police to conduct the enquiry and, if a prima facie case is made out, register the F.I.R or close the enquiry within two weeks; the parties were directed to cooperate; and the police were directed not to take any coercive steps to secure the accused till completion of the enquiry.

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CRL OP No. 18963 of 2026

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 17-07-2026

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CORAM

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THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN CRL OP No. 18963 of 2026

S. Baskar

..Petitioner(s)

State Rep By its The Inspector of Police Villianur Police Station, Villianur, Puducherry, Crime No. Not Known of 2026

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..Respondent(s)

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PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Act, 2023, to enlarge the petitioner on bail in the event of his arrest in Crime No. Not Known of 2026, on the file of the Inspector of Police, Villianur Police Station, Villianur, Puducherry and thus render justice.

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For Petitioner(s): Mr.C. Balaji For Respondent(s): Mr.G D Jearany Government Advocate (Crl.side) Puducherry

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ORDER

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The petitioner, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 318(4) of BNS (Correspondent provision under Section 420 IPC, 1860), in Crime No. Not known of 2026, seeks anticipatory bail.

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2.Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned Government Advocate (Crl.side) Puducherry, appearing for the respondent Police submitted that the petition enquiry is pending against the petitioner.

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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CRL OP No. 18963 of 2026

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G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

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GBI

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3.The learned Counsel for the petitioner submitted that the respondent

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police is harassing the petitioner under the guise of enquiry.

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Considering the facts and circumstances, the respondent police is

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directed to conduct enquiry and if any prima facie case is made out against the petitioner, register the F.I.R or close the petition enquiry within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The parties are directed to cooperate with the enquiry. It is needless to say that the respondent police shall not take any coercive steps to secure the accused till the completion of enquiry on the complaint lodged by the defacto complainant.

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