S.Raghunathan v. The State Rep By
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Wednesday, the Eighteenth day of May Two Thousand Twenty Two PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr Justice G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN CRIMINAL ORIGINAL PETITION No.11120 of 2022 S.RAGHUNATHAN [ PETITIONER / ACCUSED ] Vs 1.THE STATE REP BY [ RESPONDENT ] THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, DISTRICT CRIME BRANCH POLICE STATION, AHAMEDABAD CITY, KUTCH, AHAMEDABAD-380001 2 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE E-3, TEYNAMPET POLICE STATION, TEYNAMPET, CHENNAI-600 018 For Petitioner : M/S.P.PRINCE PREMKUMAR Advocate For Respondent : MR.A.DAMODARAN, Additional Public Prosecutor PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec. 438 Cr.P.C. ORDER : The Court Made the following order :- The petitioner, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondents police for alleged offences punishable under Sections 409, 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 & 114 of IPC, in F.I.R.No.11191011220052 of 2022 on the file of the learned first respondent Police, seeks anticipatory bail.
2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner is an Auditor and he helped the first accused to get contract to develop the port water and gave fake advance bank guarantees for Rs.82.44 crores in the name of Indian Overseas Bank, Port Trust Branch, Kolkatta. Hence the complaint.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that false complaint has been given against the petitioner and he has nothing to do with the said allegations. He further submitted that Interstate Anticipatory bail may be granted to him to enable him to move the appropriate jurisdictional Court in Gujarat for necessary relief.
4. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to grant inter-state interim anticipatory bail to the petitioner for a period of six weeks from today to enable him to move the concerned Court.
5. Accordingly, interim interstate anticipatory bail is granted to the petitioner for a period of six weeks, on condition that the petitioner shall surrender before the learned Metropolitan Magistrate, exclusively triable for CCB & CB CID cases, Chennai, within a period of fifteen days from the date on which the order copy made ready and the petitioner shall execute 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 said learned Magistrate. Further, within four weeks from the date of execution of bail bond, the petitioner shall approach the competent Court in Gujarat and seek appropriate relief.
-sd/- 18/05/2022 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 METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE EXCLUSIVELY TRIABLE FOR CCB & CB CID CASES, CHENNAI 2 THE CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE, EGMORE, CHENNAI[FOR INFORMATION] 3 THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT, MADRAS.
4 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, DISTRICT CRIME BRANCH POLICE STATION, AHAMEDABAD CITY, KUTCH, AHAMEDABAD-380001 5 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE E-3, TEYNAMPET POLICE STATION, TEYNAMPET, CHENNAI-600 018 +1 CC to M/S.P.PRINCE PREMKUMAR Advocate on payment of necessary charges SR.No. 7183.
CRL OP.11120/2022 Date :18/05/2022 SP(20/05/2022)