Sudhakar v. State Rep By

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

The petitioners who apprehend arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 294(b), 324, 448 & 506(ii) of IPC in Crime No.240 of 2022, seek anticipatory bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that there was a quarrel between the petitioners and the de-facto complainant and it is alleged that the petitioners assaulted the de-facto complainant with hands and also threatened him with dire consequences. 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 and other accused persons attacked the de-facto complainant and his men causing injuries. He would further submit that the injured has been discharged from the hospital on 16.07.2022. However, he vehemently opposed to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

5. Considering the above fact 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.

6. 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, Uthiramerur, 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 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] the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th petitioners shall stay at Villupuram and report before Inspector of Police, Kandamangalam Police Station twice daily at 10.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. for a period of two weeks and thereafter 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. The 8th , 9th and 10th 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 himself as laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in P.K.Shaji vs. State of Kerala [(2005)AIR SCW 5560].

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

mpl [f] If the accused thereafter abscond, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 229A IPC.

26.07.2022 mpl