Madras High Court Asks Police Not To File Final Report In Attempt To Murder FIR Against Savukku Shankar Till Disposal Of Quashing Plea

When the quash petition came up before Justice M Nirmal Kumar, the prosecution sought time to file its response. Accepting the request, the court granted the prosecution time to file a status report. The court also asked the prosecution not to file a final report in the case till Shankar's plea is disposed of.

It may be noted that in 2025, a case had been registered against Shankar for allegedly extorting money from a film producer. Though Shankar was arrested on December 13, 2025, he was later let out on interim bail by the High Court. Shankar's mother had filed petitions challenging his solitary confinement in prison and another plea seeking specialised medical treatment for him in prison.

These petitions were later closed by the High Court, after taking note of a report of the Medical Board indicating that no immediate specialised treatment was required at present. The court had thus opined that the earlier relief of interim bail, which was granted on medical grounds, did not warrant any further continuation. On March 25, the interim bail expired. Following this, when Shankar refused to surrender, he was arrested on April 8 in Ongole, Andhra Pradesh.

As per the prosecution's case with respect to the present crime, while Shankar was being taken to the Puzhal Police station after his arrest, the vehicle was stopped midway to allow him to urinate. At that time, some men came in another car and started a quarrel with the Sub-Inspector of Police, abusing him in filthy language, and pelted stones at him. It was argued that Shankar also pelted stones against the officer and caused panic among the public. Thus, another case was registered against Shankar and men for offences under Sections 296(b), 125, 132, 109(1), and 351(3) of the BNS.

In his plea, Shankar argued that no such occurrence had taken place and a false story was being cooked up against him. He submitted that he was arrested when he came back to Ongole after visiting his ill mother in Bangalore, and while he was in custody, the present case had been foisted against him with an ulterior motive to detain him as a Goonda under the Tamil Nadu Goondas Act.

On May 13, a vacation bench of the Madras High Court had granted bail to Shankar, noting that his further custody might not be required.

Counsel for Petitioner: Arun Anbumani

Counsel for Respondent: Rajsekar

Case Title: Shankar @ Savukku Shankar v State

Case No: Crl OP 11817 of 2026