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Sathish v. State Rep.Through

2020-06-09Honourable Mr Justice M. Nirmal Kumar5 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT

MADRAS DATED: 09.06.2020

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE. M.NIRMAL KUMAR Crl.O.P.No.8355 of 2020 Sathish ((Male /Aged 20 years) S/o Shanmugam Keela Theru Attur, Thiruvarur District ... Petitioner Vs.

State rep. through the Inspector of Police, Thiruthuraipoondi Police Station, Thiruvarur District. ... Respondent (Crime No.1614 of 2020) Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C, to enlarge the petitioner on bail in Crime No.1614 of 2020 on the file of the respondent police.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Sekar For Respondent :

Mr.S.Karthikeyan Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

The petitioner was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 27.05.2020 for the offence punishable under Section 379 of I.P.C and

21(1) of Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act, 1957, in Crime No.1614 of 2020 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner had transported four units of river sand illegally by using TATA BENZ Lorry bearing Registration No. TN 74 AV 1936 without any valid license. Hence, the complaint was registered.

3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner has not involved in any offence as alleged by the prosecution and he has been falsely implicated in this case. Further, he would submit that the petitioner was in judicial custody from 27.05.2020 and seeks bail for the petitioner.

4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the petitioner had transported four units of river sand illegally by using TATA BENZ Lorry bearing Registration No. TN 74 AV 1936 without any valid license. He further submitted that there is no previous case pending as against the petitioner.

5. Taking into consideration the nature of allegations against the petitioner in the FIR and also taking note of the fact that the petitioner is in judicial custody from 27.05.2020, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner, subject to the following conditions :

(a) the petitioner shall deposit a sum of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand only) to the Cancer Institute (WIA), (Regional Cancer Centre), Adyar, Chennai-600 020 (Bank:Andhra Bank, Madhya Kailash, SB A/c.No.149710011005477) and on such deposit the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on executing his own bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only) 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 within a period of 15 days from the date of lifting of lockdown and commencement of regular functioning of Court below, 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 report before the respondent police as and when required for interrogation.

(e) the petitioner shall not commit any offences of similar nature; (f) the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial;

(g) the petitioner shall not tamper with evidence or witness either during investigation or trial;

(h) on breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the learned Judicial 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]; (i) if the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 229A IPC.

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

09.06.2020 msrm To

1. The learned District & Sessions Court, Thiruvarur.

2. The learned Judicial Magistrate, Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvarur District.

3. The Inspector of Police, Thiruthuraipoondi Police Station, Thiruvarur District.

4.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

5.The Superintendent District Prison, Nagapattinam.

M.NIRMAL KUMAR, J.

msrm Crl.O.P.No.8355 of 2020 09.06.2020