R.Baskar v. the Inspector of Police
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail cancellation refused. Madras HC (K. Rajasekar, J., 20.01.2026) dismissed the defacto complainant's Crl.O.P.No.7093 of 2025 seeking cancellation of anticipatory bail (C.M.P.No.5697/2024 dated 01.10.2024, Principal District and Sessions Judge, Tiruvallur) granted to the second respondent in Crime No.453 of 2024 (initially Sections 426,465,470 IPC; altered 03.09.2024 to Sections 426,465,470,406,420 IPC). Suppression of the altered non-bailable sections was held a valid ground for cancellation, but with the final report filed on 24.07.2025 (Sections 406,420,465,468,471,448,427 and 506(1) r/w 34 IPC) and the accused on anticipatory bail since October 2024, cancellation after more than a year was held unnecessary.
What did the court decide?
The court found that the Sessions Judge granted anticipatory bail without adverting to the alteration of the sections to 426,465,470,406 and 420 I.P.C. (non-bailable, aggravated offences), and acknowledged that the suppression of offences in the bail petition was a valid ground for cancellation of bail.