ORDER :

Prayer: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 438 of Criminal Procedure Code, praying to enlarge the petitioner herein on bail in the event of arrest in connection with the FIR in Crime No.220 of 2023, pending investigation on the file of the respondent police.

The petitioner who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 153, 504, 505 (1) (b) and 505(ii) of IPC, in Crime No.220 of 2023, on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.

2. Mr.V.Raghavachari, learned Senior counsel representing Mr.R.Harikrishnan, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that, the petitioner has been falsely arrayed as an accused in this case in Crime No.220 of 2023, registered for the offences under Sections 153, 504, 505(1)(b) and 505(ii) of IPC. The petitioner is the Director of an online news and views portal called “The Commune”. He is a law abiding citizen and he belongs to the opposition political party. On 17.06.2023, the petitioner was arrested on a false and frivolous allegations relating to a twee