Manivel v. State Rep By, The Inspector Of Police,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 18.11.2025 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR Crl.O.P.No.21340 of 2025

1. Manivel

2. James

3. Vijaya

4. Lalitha @ Latha ... Petitioners -vsState Rep by, The Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Ariyalur District.

(Crime No.03 of 2025) ... Respondent Prayer:- Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of BNSS, 2023, to enlarge the petitioners on bail in the event of their arrest in Crime No.03 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police.

For Petitioners :

Mr.Sivaraman Regunathan For Respondent :

Mr.A.Gopinath, Government Advocate (Crl. Side) ********** 1/6

ORDER

The petitioners, who apprehends arrest for the alleged offence punishable under Sections 120(B), 420, 465, 467, 468, 471, 474 of IPC, in Crime No.03 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.

2. The allegation against these petitioners is that, the defacto complainant is having a land in Survey No.360/4 of the Silambur Village. A6 namely Rayar by obtaining bogus patta and executed a sale deed in favour of A11 namely Kokila. Similarly A1 the petitioner herein joining hands with other accused, A2 Village Administrative Officer and other officers created bogus patta for a land in Survey No.360/3A, A6 and other accused were created sale deed in favour of A11 / Kokila. Hence the complaint has been lodged.

3. The learned counsel appearing for petitioners submitted that the petitioners have not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution, and they have been falsely implicated in this case. He further submitted that in this case major allegations against the petitioners is borne out of records, the main accused who are the Rayar and Kokila were already released on anticipatory bail by the Sessions Court. Hence, he prays for grant of anticipatory bail. 2/6

4. I have also gone through the order passed by the Sessions Court and FIR, it revealed that that they involved fabrication of records and based on the same patta is also obtained without the knowledge of the defacto complainant. Since all the allegations are borne out of the records, the custodial interrogation is not necessary, and this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners with certain conditions.

5. Accordingly, the petitioners are ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on their appearance, within a period of fifteen (15) days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order before the learned Judicial Magistrate No.II, Jayankondam, on condition that the petitioners shall execute a bond for a sum of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty 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 and on further condition that:

(a) 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 petitioners shall report before the 3/6

respondent police daily at 10.30 a.m., for the period of three weeks and thereafter as and when requires 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]; and;

(f) if the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 of B.N.S. 18.11.2025 rna Note :

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1. Registry is directed to forthwith upload this order in the Official Website of this Court.

2. All concerned to act on this order being uploaded in Official Website of this Court without insisting on certified hard copies. To be noted, this order when uploaded in the official website of this Court will be watermarked and will also have a QR code.

To 1.The Judicial Magistrate No.II, Jayankondam. 2.The Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Ariyalur District.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

K. RAJASEKAR, J.

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