L Sureshkumar v. The State Rep By
RMT.TEEKAA RAMAN, J.
The petitioner/A3, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 294(b), 323, 324, 392, 506(ii) of IPC, in Crime No.172 of 2023, seeks anticipatory bail.
2. The case of the prosecution as per the defacto complainant is that, on account of financial dispute regarding Crypto currency, the petitioner along with other accused had assaulted the defacto complainant and also threatened him with dire consequences. Hence, the case.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is an innocent person and he has been falsely implicated in this case. He would further submit that the defacto complainant had cheated the petitioner and others to the tune of Rs.150 crores and thereby, a false complaint has been given against the petitioner. He would further submit that A1, who is said to be in possession of the car, which is said to have been forcibly taken from the defacto complainant, for which, he was arrested on 21.03.2023 and later he was enlarged on bail by the trial
court in CMP.No.1294 of 2023. He would also submit that the coaccused in this case has been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in Crl.O.P.No.13512 of 2023. Hence, he prays for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
4. The learned Government Advocate(Crl.Side) would submit that due to previous enmity regarding Crypto currency, the petitioner along with other accused had abused him with filthy language and assaulted him and also threatened him. He further submits that the investigation is still pending. He opposed for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
5. Taking note of the facts and circumstances and the submissions made by the learned counsel on either side and also of the fact that the co-accused in this case has already been granted anticipatory bail by this Court, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner with certain conditions.
6. Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on his appearance, within a period of fifteen days
from the date on which the order copy made ready, before the learned Judicial Magistrate No.II, Poonamallee, on condition that the petitioner shall execute a bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten thousand only) with two sureties 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 petitioner 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 petitioner shall report before the respondent police every day at 10.30 a.m., for a period of two weeks and thereafter on every Saturday at 10.30 a.m, until further orders;
[c] the petitioner shall not tamper with evidence or witness either during investigation or trial; [d] the petitioner 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]; and;
[f] if the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 229-A IPC.
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