Madras High CourtCRL OP/12495/2022disposed of

Sakthivel v. State Rep By

2022-05-26Honourable Mr Justice M. Nirmal Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Thursday, the Twenty Sixth day of May Two Thousand Twenty Two PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr Justice M. NIRMAL KUMAR CRIMINAL ORIGINAL PETITION No.12495 of 2022 1 SAKTHIVEL [ PETITIONERS / ACCUSED ] 2 PACKIYARAJ 3 SADHASIVAM Vs STATE REP BY [ RESPONDENT ] INSPECTOR OF POLICE, VIKRAPANDIYAM POLICE STATION, TIRUVARUR DISTRICT.

CR.NO. NOT KNOWN OF 2022.

For Petitioner : M/S.D.LAKSHMIPATHY Advocate For Respondent : M/S R.S.NIRANJAN PUBLIC PROSECUTOR FOR Mr.C.E.Pratap Government Advocate (Crl. Side) 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 294(b), 323 and 506(ii) of I.P.C, in Crime No. Not known of 2022, seek anticipatory bail.

2.Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent Police submitted that the petition enquiry in C.S.R.No.73 of 2022 is pending against the petitioners.

3.The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the respondent police is harassing the petitioners under the guise of enquiry.

4. Considering the facts and circumstances, the respondent police is directed to conduct enquiry and if any prima facie case is made out against the petitioners, register the F.I.R or close the petition enquiry within a period of three weeks from today. The parties are directed to cooperate with the enquiry. It is needless to https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

say that the respondent police shall not take any coercive steps to secure the accused till the completion of enquiry on the complaint lodged by the defacto complainant.

5. With the above directions, this criminal original petition is disposed of.

-sd/- 26/05/2022 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 INSPECTOR OF POLICE, VIKRAPANDIYAM POLICE STATION, TIRUVARUR DISTRICT.

2 THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT, MADRAS.

CC to M/S.D.LAKSHMIPATHY Advocate on payment of necessary charges CRL OP.12495/2022 Date :26/05/2022 RVR 01/06/2022 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/