Madras High CourtCRL OP/3481/2020disposed of

Kasthuri v. The Inspector Of Police

2020-02-17Honourable Mr Justice M.Dhandapani2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Monday, the Seventeenth day of February Two Thousand Twenty PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr Justice M.DHANDAPANI CRIMINAL ORIGINAL PETITION No.3481 of 2020 KASTHURI [ PETITIONER / ACCUSED ] Vs STATE REP. BY, [ RESPONDENT ] INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ALL WOMEN POLICE STATION, TAMBARAM.

CRIME NO.31 OF 2019.

For Petitioner : M/S.R.THAMARAI SELVAN Advocate For Respondent : MR.C.IYYAPPARAJ, ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec. 438 Cr.P.C. ORDER : The Court Made the following order :- The present petition is filed by the petitioner praying this Court to grant anticipatory bail, in the event of his arrest by the respondent police in relation to Crime No.31/2019 on the file of the respondent Police.

2.The learned counsel appearing for the petiitoner would submit that due to ill health, the petitioner could not comply with earlier directions of this Court, hence he prays this Court to extend the time for complying with the direction issued in Crl. O.P. No.755/2020.

3. A perusal of the records reveal that this is the third in the series of anticipatory bail applications moved by the petitioner. Even as early as on 14.11.2019, in Crl. O.P. No.28821/2019, prayer was made to permit the petitioner to withdraw the petition for anticipatory bail, which was acceded to by this Court and, accordingly, the same was dismissed as withdrawn. Subsequently, in Crl. O.P. No.755/2020, which was filed for anticipatory bail, on 13.01.2020, prayer was made to permit the petitioner tobe enlarged on bail, and the same was ordered and the petitioner received the copies on 22.01.2020 but he was unable to execute sureties due to ill health and thereby on the expiry of the fifteen days period, without complying with the above said order, once again, the present third round of petition has been filed by the petitioner praying for anticipatory bail. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, there is no question of granting another anticipatory bail application. However, a further period of fifteen days is granted to the petitioner from the date of receipt of a copy of this order being made ready, to execute the sureties as ordered by this Court, failing which, the anticipatory bail already granted, shall stand automatically dismissed.

5.Accordingly, this petition is disposed of with the above direction.

-sd/- 17/02/2020 This order, on being produced, be punctually observed and carried into execution by all concerned TRUE COPY Sub-Assistant Registrar (Statistics/C.S.) High Court, Madras - 600 104.

TO 1 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE ALL WOMEN POLICE STATION, TAMBARAM.

2 THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT, MADRAS.

+1CC to M/S.R.THAMARAI SELVAN Advocate on payment of necessary charges SR NO.3050 CRL OP.3481/2020 Date :17/02/2020 MK:20/02/2020 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/