Laksmanan vs Inspector of Police — 962/2026

Summary of Case 962/2026 (Laksmanan v. Inspector of Police) The Principal District & Sessions Judge, Coimbatore granted anticipatory bail to K. Lakshmanan, accused of assault and abusive language under BNS sections 296(b), 115(2), 118(1), and 351(3), arising from a salary dispute with his employee. The court was persuaded by the facts that co-accused parties had already been granted bail, the victim was discharged from hospital, the petitioner had no previous criminal record, and both a case and counter-case existed for the same incident. Bail was granted subject to strict conditions including a Rs. 10,000 bond, two sureties, daily police reporting for 15 days, and restrictions against absconding or witness tampering. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.