C.Mahesh v. The State Rep By Its,

A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA , J.

The petitioners, who apprehend arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the alleged offences punishable under Section 420 of IPC in Crime No. Not known of 2022, seek anticipatory bail.

2. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) appearing for the respondent Police submitted that the petition enquiry is pending as against the petitioners.

3. The learned Counsel for the petitioners submitted that the respondent police is harassing the petitioners under the guise of enquiry.

4. Mr.G.Narendran, the learned counsel for the intervenor would submit that the de-facto complainant is an innocent and illiterate lady. Her signature were obtained in blank paper by the accused and she was shown as a partner in the Company and the accused had mortgaged her valuable property and obtained loan and cheated the de-facto

complainant. He would further submit that now the de-facto complainant is facing SARFAESI action and the house is also attached by the bank and it is also brought to sale by the bank.

5. Considering the facts and circumstances, the respondent police is directed to conduct enquiry and if any prima facie case is made out against the petitioners, register the F.I.R or close the petition enquiry within a period of two weeks from today. The parties are directed to cooperate with the enquiry. It is needless to say that the respondent police shall not take any coercive steps to secure the accused till the completion of enquiry on the complaint lodged by the defacto complainant.

6. With the above directions, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of.

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A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA , J.

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