Madras High CourtCRL OP/19693/2023disposed of

Vinoth v. State Rep By

2023-08-29Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh5 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 29.08.2023 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH

1. Vinoth

2. Saravanan

3. Bharath @ Bharathraj

4. Moorthi

5. Prabha @ Prabhakaran .. Petitioners

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State Rep By, The Inspector of Police, P-6, Kodungaiyur Police Station, Chennai District.

.. Respondent Prayer : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to call for the records and set aside the order in Crl.M.P.No.19866 of 2023, dated 14.08.2023 passed by the Court of Session at Chennai.

For Petitioners : Mr.P.Muthamizhselvakumar For Respondent : Mr.A.Damodaran, Additional Public Prosecutor 1/5

ORDER

This petition has been filed challenging the order passed by the Court below in Crl.M.P.No.19866 of 2023, dated 14.08.2023 dismissing the application filed by the petitioner seeking for relaxation of the condition imposed by the Court below while granting Anticipatory Bail to the petitioner in Crl.M.P.No.17397 of 2023.

2. Heard Mr.P.Muthamizhselvakumar, learned Counsel for the petitioners and Mr.A.Damodaran, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent.

3. The Court below, while granting Anticipatory Bail to the petitioners, directed the petitioners to appear before the respondent Police daily at 10.00 A.M until further orders. The petitioner complied with this condition for 13 days and thereafter, filed an application seeking for relaxation of condition. The Court below, while considering the application, refused to relax the condition and rather directed the petitioner to appear before the X Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Chennai daily at 2/5

10.30 A.M and 5.00 P.M until further orders. Aggrieved by the same, the present petition has been filed before this Court.

4. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to modify the condition imposed by the Court below in Crl.M.P.No.19866 of 2023 and accordingly, the petitioners shall report before the respondent Police every Friday at 5.30 P.M for a period of six weeks and thereafter, as and when they are required.

5. This Criminal Original Petition is disposed off with the above directions.

29.08.2023 Index : yes/no Speaking order/Non-speaking order : yes/no grs To

1. The Sessions Court, Chennai.

2. The X Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Chennai.

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3. The Inspector of Police, P-6, Kodungaiyur Police Station, Chennai District.

4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

N.ANAND VENKATESH, J.

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