Komadurai@Durai v. State Represented By

T.V.THAMILSELVI, J.

The petitioners, who apprehend arrest for the alleged offence under Sections 294(b), 323, 324 and 506(ii) of IPC in Crime No.29 of 2023 on the file of the respondent police, seek anticipatory bail. 2.The case of the prosecution is that while celebrating the defacto complainant's son Birthday, there was wordy quarrel arose between the petitioners and defacto complainant' brother. Due to which, petitioners abused the defacto complainant's brother with filthy language and the first petitioner attacked the defacto complainant's brother with wooden log. Hence, the case.

3.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners have not been committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. Hence, the learned counsel prays to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

4.The learned Government Advocate (Crl.side) would submit that injured person has been discharged from the hospital. He would further submit that there is a case in counter registered against the defacto complainant.

5. Considering the fact that the injured has been discharged from the hospital and that it is a case and a case in counter, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

6.Accordingly, the petitioners are ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on their appearance, within a period of fifteen days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, before the learned Judicial Magistrate - I, Attur, on condition that the petitioners shall execute a bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) each, with two sureties each 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 and on further condition that:

(a)the petitioners and the sureties shall affix their photographs and left thumb impression in the surety bond and the Court concerned may obtain a copy of their Aadhar card or Bank pass Book to ensure their identity;

(b) the first and second petitioners shall report before the respondent police on every Tuesday at 10.30 a.m. for a period of six weeks and thereafter, as and when required for interrogation; (c) the third petitioner shall report before the respondent police as and when required for interrogation;

(d)the petitioners shall not tamper with evidence or witness either during investigation or trial;

(e)the petitioners shall not abscond either during investigation or trial; (f)on breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the learned Magistrate/ Trial Court is entitled to take appropriate action against the petitioners in accordance with law as if the conditions have been imposed and the petitioners 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]; and;

(g)if the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 229-A IPC.

28.02.2023 dk

T.V.THAMILSELVI, J.

dk To The Judicial Magistrate- I, Attur 28.02.2023