Venkatesan v. State Rep By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Thursday, the Nineteenth day of May Two Thousand Twenty Two PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr Justice G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN CRIMINAL ORIGINAL PETITION No.11912 of 2022 1 R.VENKATESAN [ PETITIONERS / ACCUSED ] 2 V.KANAGA 3 V.MADHAVAN 4 V.MURALI 5 R.RAMADAS 6 R.GOWRI 7 CHANDRU Vs STATE REP BY [ RESPONDENT ] THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, E-1, MAMALLAPURAM POLICE STATION, MAMALLAPURAM, CHENGALPATTU DISTRICT.

CRIME NO.231 OF 2022.

For Petitioner : M/S.S.UDHAYA KUMAR Advocate For Respondent : MR.A.DAMODARAN, Additional Public Prosecutor, For Intervener : M/S.C.MUNUSAMY, Advocate (Vakalat not filed) PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec. 438 Cr.P.C. ORDER : The Court Made the following order :- The petitioners, who apprehend arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 448, 294(b), 323, 324 and 506(ii) of IPC in Crime No.231 of 2022, seek anticipatory bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that on the occurrence day, due to a wordy quarrel over land dispute, the petitioners attacked the defacto complainant and caused injuries. Hence, the complaint.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners are innocent persons and they have not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. Therefore, he prays to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the petitioners had attacked the defacto complainant and caused injuries. He would further submit that the injured has been discharged from the hospital. However, he vehemently opposed to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

5. Considering the above facts and circumstances of the case and also considering the fact that the victim discharged from the hospital, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners with certain conditions.

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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 on which the order copy made ready, before the learned Judicial Magistrate at Thirukazhukundram on condition that each of the petitioners shall execute a separate bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) with two sureties, out of which one shall be a blood related surety, 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, failing which, the petition for anticipatory bail shall stand dismissed 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 Magistrate may obtain a copy of their Aadhar card or Bank pass Book to ensure their identity.

[b] petitioners 1, 3, 4, 5 & 7 alone shall stay at Vellore and report before the Inspector of Police, Sathuvachari Police Station, Vellore daily at 10.30 a.m. and 05.30 p.m. for a period of two weeks and thereafter report before the respondent police daily at 10.30 a.m. and 05.30 p.m. for a period of two weeks and thereafter as and when required for interrogation; the other petitioners shall report before the respondent police as and when required for interrogation [c] the petitioners shall not tamper with evidence or witness either during investigation or trial.

[d] the petitioners shall not abscond either during investigation or trial.

[e] 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 themselves as laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in P.K.Shaji vs. State of Kerala [(2005)AIR SCW 5560]. [f] If the accused thereafter abscond, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 229A IPC.

-sd/- 19/05/2022 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 JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, THIRUKAZHUKUNDRAM.

2 THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE CHENGALPATTU. [FOR INFORMATION] 3 THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT, MADRAS.

4 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, E-1, MAMALLAPURAM POLICE STATION, MAMALLAPURAM, CHENGALPATTU DISTRICT.

5 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE SATHUVACHARI POLICE STATION, VELLORE.

+1 CC to M/S.S.UDHAYA KUMAR Advocate on payment of necessary charges SR.NO.7312 CRL OP.11912/2022 Date :19/05/2022 TA-20/05/2022