Sivakumar v. State Rep.by, The Inspector of Police
Anticipatory bail – S.482 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, Crl.O.P.No.3830 of 2026 (decided 17.02.2026, K. Rajasekar J.): disposal of a fresh anticipatory bail application under Section 482 BNSS where the petitioner's earlier anticipatory bail (Sessions Court, Crl.M.P.No.3392 of 2023, as modified in Crl.O.P.No.17649 of 2023 dated 11.08.2023 reducing the deposit from Rs.3,00,000/- to Rs.1,00,000/-) had been automatically cancelled for non-compliance with the deposit condition; Court directed compliance with the existing conditions within two weeks rather than passing a fresh bail order. Keywords: anticipatory bail; automatic cancellation for non-compliance with bail condition; modification of bail condition; deposit condition; Sections 465/466/467/468/471/420/109 IPC; forgery and cheating; Crime No.05 of 2023; District Crime Branch, Chengalpattu; Section 482 BNSS.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner directed to comply with the conditions imposed in Crl.M.P.No.3392 of 2023 and the subsequent modification order in Crl.O.P.No.17649 of 2023 within a period of two weeks; Criminal Original Petition disposed of.