Rajendran v. Inspector Of Police

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

The petitioners, who apprehend arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 294(b), 323 of IPC r/w Section 3(1) of TNPPDL Act, in Crime No.30 of 2016, seek anticipatory bail.

2. The petitioners are facing trial in S.C.No.44 of 2018 on the file of the Additional District Court, Mayiladuthurai, for the offences punishable under Sections 294(b), 323 of IPC r/w Section 3(1) of TNPPDL Act and due to their non appearance, the trial Court issued Non-bailable warrant as against the petitioners on 15.03.2021. Hence, the petitioners filed this present petition.

3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners were not able to appear before the Additional District Court, Mayiladuthurai, in respect of the case in S.C.No.44 of 2018 and hence, non bailable warrant has been issued against the petitioners. He

would further submit that the said absence is neither willful nor wanton and he undertakes that the petitioners shall appear before the Court below regularly on all future hearing dates without fail.

4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the non bailable warrant has been issued against the petitioners on 15.03.2021 and the same is pending.

5. Considering the undertaking given by the learned counsel for the petitioners, the petitioners are directed to appear before the Additional District Court, Mayiladuthurai, within a period of two weeks from today and to file a petition to recall NBW already issued against them. On filing of such petition, the concerned learned Judicial Magistrate is directed to consider the same on merits and pass orders on the same day.

6. It is made clear that while considering the petition to recall, the Court below shall bear in mind about the period of Non Bailable Warrant

and any crime committed while pending Non Bailable Warrant. Mere direction issued by this Court to consider the application on the same day does not amount to direction to consider the recall petition favourably.

7. This criminal original petition is disposed of accordingly. 26.07.2022 mn

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

mn 26.07.2022