K.Manoj v. State Rep. By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 20.05.2020

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M. NIRMAL KUMAR Crl. O.P. No.7702 of 2020 K.Manoj ... Petitioner -VsState represented by The Inspector of Police, Tiruppur South Police Station, Tiruppur District.

(Crime No.335 of 2020) ... Respondent PRAYER:- Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C. to enlarge the petitioner on bail in Crime No.335 of 2020 pending investigation on the file of the respondent.

For Petitioner :

Mr.J.Franklin For Respondent :

Mr. Karthikeyan Swaminathan, Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

The Petitioner, who is A6 in Crime No. 335 of 2020 for the alleged offence under Sections 302 of IPC, was arrested on 07.04.2020.

2. The case of the prosecution is that initially four persons were shown as accused in the F.I.R. Thereafter, two more persons have been included in the case. The deceased Veerakumar was brutally attacked with Aruval by four unknown persons. The Village Administrative Officer of Nallur village has given a complaint before the respondent police since nobody was forthcoming to lodge a complaint.

3. The contention of the Petitioner is that in this case, A1 alone attacked the deceased along with other accused and committed the alleged offence. Video photage recorded from the scene of occurrence proved the occurrence. The petitioner has nothing to do with the alleged offence. The petitioner is working in Jublie Banian Company. There was a fight between the deceased Veerakumar and the other person. The petitioner has only intervened and separated them from attacking each other and for same, he has been shown as accused. Hence, he seeks bail to the petitioner.

4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that nobody from the locality has given the complaint since VAO of Nallur village has given the complaint. This shows how dreadful are the accused. The petitioner, though initially intervened on the fight between the deceased and the other accused, later he had also chased the deceased when he was attacked. The petitioner was unarmed. There is no previous case against the petitioner. The investigation is in advanced stage. Hence, he objected for the grant of bail to the petitioner.

5. Taking into consideration the facts that the Petitioner was not armed with any weapon and the he is in judicial custody from 07.04.2020 and the major part of the investigation is over, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the Petitioner, subject to the following conditions:- (a) the Petitioner shall execute his own bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) each before the Superintendent of the concerned prison in which the Petitioner has been confined on his release;

(b) the Petitioner shall execute two sureties for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) each, before the concerned Magistrate on or before 01.07.2020, failing which the bail granted by this Court shall stand dismissed automatically; (c) the sureties shall affix their photographs and Left Thumb Impression in the surety bond and the learned Magistrate may obtain a copy of their Aadhar Card or Bank Pass Book to ensure their identity; (d) the Petitioner shall not commit any offences of similar nature;

(e) the Petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial;

(f) the Petitioner shall not tamper with evidence or witness either during investigation or trial;

(g) the petitioner shall report before the respondent police as and when required for interrogation.

(h) on breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the learned Magistrate/Trial Court is entitled to take appropraite 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]; (i) if the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh F.I.R. can be registered under Section 229A I.P.C.

6. With the above directions, this Criminal Original Petition is ordered.

-sd/- 20/05/2020 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 JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, NO.II, TIRUPPUR 2 THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT, MADRAS.

3 THE PRINCIPAL DISTRICT JUDGE, TIRUPPUR 4 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, TIRUPPUR SOUTH POLICE STATION, TIRUPPUR DISTRICT.

5 THE SUPERINTENDENT, CENTRAL PRISON, COIMBATORE.

CC to M/S. J.FRANKLIN Advocate on payment of necessary charges CRL OP.7702/2020 Date :20/05/2020 RVR 22/07/2020