Sekar v. The Station House Officer

CRL. O.P. NO.11221 OF 2015 R.SUBBIAH, J.

The petitioner apprehend arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the alleged offences under Sections 170, 420 of IPC r/w. Section 5 of Emblems and Names Prevention of Improper Use Act and seek anticipatory bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that without obtaining any permission from the Government, the petitioner has used the National Human Rights Symbol, claiming himself to be the Human Rights Organization. Hence, the present complaint has been preferred.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner denies the said allegation.

4.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to grant the relief of anticipatory bail to the petitioner, but imposing stringent conditions.

R.SUBBIAH, J.

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5. Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on their appearance before the learned Magistrate concerned within a period of 15 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, on his executing a bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten thousand only) with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Kallakurichi or to the satisfaction of the respondent police or the police officer who intends to arrest and on further condition that the petitioner shall appear before the respondent police daily at 10.30 a.m., until further orders.

30.04.2015 CRL. O.P. NO.11221 OF 2015