P.Vasanth v. The State Rep.By, Inspector of Police,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 24-02-2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.RAJASEKAR CRL OP No. 1806 of 2026 AND CRL OP NO. 1813 OF 2026

¶1P.Vasanth S/o.Mr.Paramasivam, No.130, UripalamPudhur, Pooluvampatti Post, Coimbatore South, Coimbatore-641 101. Petitioner(s) Vs

¶1The state rep.by, Inspector of Police, Sunguvarchathiram Police Station, Kanchipuram district. Cr.No.18 of 2026. Respondent(s) CRL OP No. 1813 of 2026

¶1Roopan W Prabhakaran S/o.Mr.Gnamuthu, No.9/259, Roobi Nagar, Pachapalayam, Kalampalayam, Coimbatore-641 010.

2.Srinivasan S/o.Mr.Dhanabalan, No.20/3, Rahupathy layout, 1st street, Saibaba colony, Coimbatore north, Coimbatore-641 011. Petitioner(s) Vs

¶1The state rep.by, Inspector of Police, Sunguvarchathiram Police Station, Kanchipuram district. Cr.No.18 of 2026. Respondent(s) CRL OP No. 1806 of 2026 PRAYER This petition is filed under Section 482 of BNSS to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner and order to enlarge him on bail in the event of arrest in Cr.No.18/2026 by the respondent police. CRL OP No. 1813 of 2026 PRAYER This petition is filed under Section 482 of BNSS to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner in the event of his arrest or on his appearance before any court in connection with the case in Cr.No.18 of 2026 pending investigation on the file of the 1st respondent police. CRL OP No. 1806 of 2026 For Petitioner(s): M/S.Sudhakar Kannusamy K.Muruganandham A.Kalaiselvi For Respondent(s): Ms.J.R. Archana, Govt Advocate CRL OP No. 1813 of 2026 For petitioner: M/s Adhishree Manokaran For Respondent: Ms.J.R. Archana, Govt Advocate COMMON ORDER The petitioners, who apprehends arrest for the alleged offence under Section 127, 319(2), 309(3) of BNSS, 2023 in Crime No.18 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police seeks anticipatory bail.

¶2The allegation against the petitioners is that the petitioners along with other accused, followed the defacto complainant, falsely representing themselves as Customs Officers and snatched 55 soverigns of gold jewels and a sum of Rs.16,000/- from her. Subsequently, the defacto complainant realised that the persons who had snatched the gold and money were not Custom Officers. Hence, she lodged a complaint and a case has been registered.

¶3This court has earlier considered the submission made by both sides and passed an order on 09.02.2026, wherein a direction was issued to the first petitioner in Crl.O.P.No.1813 of 2026 to deposit 55 soverigns of gold and a sum of Rs.16,000/- before the concerned Court on or before 24.02.2026.

¶4The learned Government Advocate submitted that so far property is recovered and there are one previous case pending against the petitioner in both the Crl.O.Ps. He further submitted that inspite of the orders passed by this Court on 09.02.2026 the first petitioner have not complied with the same . Hence he opposed to grant bail to the petitioners.

¶5Considering the serious nature of allegations and so far no property is recovered from the petitioners and the petitioners failed to comply with the orders passed by this Court on 09.02.2026, if the petitioners are granted anticipatory bail, there is likelihood of hampering the investigation, hence, this court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, these criminal original petition are dismissed. 24-02-2026 Index:Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Internet:Yes smn To

1.The Inspector of Police, Sunguvarchathiram Police Station, Kanchipuram district.

¶2The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras K.RAJASEKAR J. smn CRL OP No. 1806 of 2026 AND CRL OP NO. 1813 OF 2026

24.02.2026