Reehan Keni v. The State Rep.By The Inspector Of Police
CRL OP NO. 284 of 2025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 20-01-2025
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA CRL OP NO. 284 of 2025 Reehan Keni S/o.John Bosco, 1/45R, ANPIYAM 30, ERUSANAPALLI, KALKULAM, KANYKUMAR 629 251 Petitioner(s) Vs The State Rep.By The Inspector Of Police Lawspet Police Station, Puducherry Crime No.194/2024 Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s):
S Anbazhagan A. Balaji S.Viljoen Ajit M.Mareeswaran For Respondent(s):
Public Prosecutor For Puducherry
ORDER
The petitioner, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 336(3) and 340(2) of BNS, 2023 in Crime No.0194 of 2024, on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.
2. The case of the prosecution is that, the acucused obtained MBBS seat under the NRI quota by furnishing fabricated documents. Hence, this case.
3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that petitioner is innocent and he has not committed any offence as alleged by the defacto complainant and falsely implicated in this case. He would further submit that the petitioner is not a student and he only uploaded the documents given by the students and the petitioner is ready to produce solvent sureties and to abide by any conditions that may be imposed by this Court. Therefore, he prayed for the grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
4. Learned Public Prosecutor (Pondy) appearing for the respondent police opposed for granting of anticipatory bail to the petitioner, stating that the petitioner is an employee of the Matha Medical College and he attempted to secure MBBS seat under NRI quota for four candidates by filing fake documents as if they have relatives in the Georgia. He further submitted that the investigation is pending.
5. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor (Pondy) appearing for the respondent police and perused the materials available on record including the FIR.
6. Taking note of the facts and circumstances of the case, the submissions made by the learned counsel on either side, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner with certain conditions.
7. Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on her appearance, within a period of fifteen days from the date on which the order copy made ready, before the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Puducherry on condition that the petitioner shall execute a separate bond for a sum of Rs.15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand only) with two sureties for a like sum to the satisfaction of the respondent police or the police officer who intends to arrest or to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate concerned, failing which, the petition for anticipatory bail shall stand dismissed and on further condition that:
[a] the petitioner and the sureties shall affix their photographs and Left Thumb Impression in the surety bond and the Magistrate may obtain a copy of their Aadhar card or Bank pass Book to ensure their identity. [b] the petitioner shall report before the respondent police on all working days at 10:30 a.m. until further orders.
[c] the petitioner shall not tamper with evidence or witness either during investigation or trial.
[d] the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial. [e] On breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the learned Magistrate/Trial Court is entitled to take appropriate action against the petitioner in accordance with law as if the conditions have been imposed and the petitioner released on bail by the learned Magistrate/Trial Court himself as laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in P.K.Shaji vs. State of Kerala [(2005)AIR SCW 5560]. [f] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 of B.N.S.
20-01-2025 msv To The Inspector Of Police Lawspet Police Station, Puducherry