Lukman Ameen v. State Rep.By, the Station House Officer,

ORDER The petitioner apprehends arrest for the alleged offence under Sections Page2 of 6 419, 420 of IPC and 66(B) read with 43 of the IT Act in Crime No. 102 of 2024 on the file of the respondent police seeks anticipatory bail.

¶2The allegation against the petitioner is that the defacto complainant was added to WhatsApp group named B5 Stable Indian Equity Income Union by an unknown person to make investment in stock market and at one stage he was decided to make investment as per inducement form the unknown persons in the group. Further he had transferred Rs. 5682058/- in various transactions as investment to earn more profit and later, he decided to withdraw the profit and they demand the complainant to more money and then the defacto complainant realised that he was cheated by them. Hence the case.

¶3The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondent police reiterated the prosecution case and opposed to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

¶4The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner had earlier been granted anticipatory bail by the learned Principal Sessions Judge, Puducherry, by order dated 28.11.2025. However, the petitioner was unable to comply with the conditions of the said order, as he could not arrange the required sureties. It is submitted that, in the meantime, the petitioner was arrested and remanded to judicial custody in another case of cyber crime registered at Tiruppur. Consequently, he was not in a position to surrender before the jurisdictional Court and furnish sureties within the stipulated time. Page3 of 6

4.1 The learned counsel further submitted that, on account of such non-compliance, the learned Principal Sessions Judge, Puducherry, cancelled the anticipatory bail by order dated 10.06.2026. It is also submitted that an earlier application before this Court was dismissed on the ground that the petitioner had not filed any application seeking extension of time for compliance with the bail conditions. The learned counsel would further submit that the petitioner is now ready and willing to comply with all the conditions imposed by the learned Principal Sessions Judge, Puducherry, including the deposit of a sum of Rs.10,00,000/- as directed in the earlier anticipatory bail order.

¶5Heard both sides submissions and perused the materials available on record.

¶6Considering the totality of the circumstances, particularly the fact that the petitioner had already been granted anticipatory bail by the learned Principal Sessions Judge, Puducherry, on 28.11.2025 and that the bail came to be cancelled solely on the ground that he did not file any extension petition on account of his subsequent arrest and remand in another criminal case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail. At this juncture, the petitioner has voluntarily undertaken to deposit a sum of Rs.10,00,000/- [Rupees. Ten Lakhs only ] in Crime NO. 102 of 2024 on the file of the Cyber Page4 of 6 Crime Police Station, Puducherry, as directed by the learned Principal Sessions Judge, Puducherry.

¶7Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on his appearance, within a period of four weeks from the date on which the order copy is made ready, before the learned Chief Judge, Puducherry on condition that the petitioner shall execute a bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only), with two sureties each, for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate concerned, and on further conditions:

(a) the petitioner/accused shall deposit a sum of Rs.10,00,000/- [Rupees. Ten Lakshs only] before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Puducherry in Crime No.102 of 202 on the file of the Cyber Crime Police Station, Puducherry;

(b) On such deposit being made, the Trial Court shall redeposit the said amount in a Fixed Deposit Account, in any one of the Nationalized Banks, renewable thereafter periodically. The disbursal of this amount shall be decided at the culmination of the Criminal case.

(c) If the petitioner fails to surrender before the concerned learned Magistrate within a period of fifteen (15) days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, this order shall stand automatically cancelled;

(d) The sureties shall affix their photographs and left thumb impression in the application for surety ship (Judicial Form Page5 of 6 No.46 annexed to 'The Criminal Rules of Practice, 2019]'. The learned Magistrate shall obtain a copy of any one of identify proofs to ensure their identity;

(e) The petitioner /Accused is directed to appear and sign before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Puducherry , on all working days at 5.00 pm until further orders.

(f) On breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the learned Magistrate/Trial Court is entitled to take appropriate actions against the petitioner in accordance with law as if the conditions have been imposed and the petitioner released on anticipatory bail by the learned Magistrate/Trial Court himself as laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in P.K.Shaji v. State of Kerala [(2005) AIR SCW 5560];

(g) If the petitioner thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 of BNS Act. 06-07-2026 JRS Page6 of 6

C.KUMARAPPAN, J. JRS To

¶1The Chief Judicial Magistrate, Puducherry.

¶2The Public Prosecutor, Puducherry.

¶3The Station House Officer, Cyber Crime Police Station, Puducherry. Cr.No.102/2024. 06-07-2026

Page1 of 6 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 06-07-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN Lukman Ameen S/o. Ameen Basha, No.20 GKS Avenue, Thondamuthur Road, Coimbatore -641 046. ..Petitioner/ Accused Vs State Rep.by, The Station House Officer, Cyber Crime Police Station, Puducherry. Cr.No.102/2024. ..Respondent/ Complainant PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Act, 2023, to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest in connection with Cr.No.102 of 2024 on the file of the Respondent Police. For Petitioner(s): MR.K.PRAVEEN RAJ FOR M/S. M.Mohamed Sakeel For Respondent(s): MS.G.DJEARANY,GOVT.ADVOCATE (PUDUCHERRY)