Overview
- The High Court dismissed the petitions by DMK MLA V. Senthilbalaji and his brother on Wednesday after finding the relief sought was premature and refusing broad protective directions.
- Justice G. K. Ilanthiraiyan noted the petitioners had not completed conditions tied to earlier anticipatory bail and held that police cannot be barred from probing matters when there is material to investigate.
- The petition asked the court to require written notices under Section 35(3) and to curb searches and coercive steps, citing the Supreme Court’s Arnesh Kumar judgment as a safeguard.
- Petitioners alleged political targeting, saying a minister declared 'scores to settle' and that authorities were seeking to revive a 2023 income-tax matter and steer the horse‑trading probe to name them.
- The state opposed the plea as overbroad and premature, the court did not stay any investigations, and a detailed order is awaited with criminal inquiries allowed to proceed for now.