Athiyappan v. State Rep.By
CRL.O.P.No.14820 of 2016 S.VAIDYANATHAN,J.
Apprehending arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the alleged offences punishable under Section 6(4) TNSC RDCS Order and 7(1) a (ii) of EC Act 1955 in Crime No.42 of 2016 on the file of the respondent police, the petitioner has come forward with this petition seeking anticipatory bail.
2. Heard both sides.
3. This is first anticipatory bail application. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner is alleged to have indulged in illegal transportation of rice meant for Public Distribution System weighing 100Kgs in his lorry and that the case property is seized.
4. Learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) submitted that the petitioner has no previous case.
5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and considering the quantity of theft of PDS rice involved in this case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on his appearance, within a period of fifteen (15) days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, before the Judicial Magistrate No.II,Namakkal on condition that the petitioner executes 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 respondent police or the police officer who intends to arrest or to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate concerned and on further condition that:
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nvi [a] the petitioner shall report before the respondent police daily at 10.30 a.m., for a period of two weeks and thereafter as and when required for interrogation;
[b] the petitioner shall not tamper with evidence or witness either during investigation or trial; [c] the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial;
[d] on breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the learned 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].
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