Srinithi Enterprises Pvt Ltd v. The Sr.Inspector Of Police
A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.
The petitioners/Accused, who apprehend arrest at the hands of the first respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 318 and 336 of BNS, 2023, in Crime No. Not Known of 2024 (Preliminary Enquiry No.110 of 2024), seek anticipatory bail.
2.Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondent police and perused the materials available on record.
3.The learned counsel for the petitioners contends that the petitioners were doing business and relating to the same, it seems that the third party has given a complaint on the file of the first respondent police, upon which, there is an imminent threat of arrest. Hence, the petitioners intend to approach the appropriate jurisdictional Court with appropriate relief so as to enable them to approach the appropriate Court by way of interim relief, they have approached this Court by way of interstate anticipatory bail. 1/4
4.In view thereof, notice was issued to the first respondent police. Even though notice has been served, nobody is appearing on behalf of the first respondent.
5.The imminent threat, which is expressed on behalf of the petitioners, and considering the nature of allegations in this case relating to the investment of the money of the defacto complainant and considering the fact that a breathing time can be given to the petitioners to approach the jurisdictional Court by way of filing an appropriate anticipatory bail application or to surrender before the concerned Court and come out on bail, this Court is inclined to grant interstate interim anticipatory bail to the petitioners for a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order to enable them to move to the concerned Court. 6.Accordingly, interim interstate anticipatory bail is granted to the petitioners for a period of three weeks, on condition that the petitioners shall surrender before the second respondent police within a period of fifteen days from the date on which the order copy made is ready and the petitioners shall execute a bond for a sum of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty 2/4
Thousand only) to the satisfaction of the second respondent police. Further, within three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, the petitioners shall approach the competent Court at Mumbai and seek appropriate relief.
7.The order granted by this Court shall remain in force for a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order or until such time regular orders are passed by the appropriate Court, whichever is earlier. Failure on the part of the petitioners to comply with the order within the time frame fixed by the Court, the order shall stand, automatically, cancelled.
8.With the above direction, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of.
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