Ramu v. The State Rep By
T.V.THAMILSELVI,J.
The petitioners, who apprehend arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 294(b), 324 & 506(ii) IPC in Crime No.257 of 2022, seek anticipatory bail.
2. The case of the prosecution is that the defacto complainant lodged the complaint before the respondent police alleging that the petitioners along with other accused teased his relative girl by singing songs. When the same was questioned by the defacto complainant, the petitioners along with other accused abused him in filthy language and assaulted him with hands, stones and threatened with dire consequences.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners were earlier granted anticipatory bail by this Court in Crl.O.P.No.20681 of 2022 vide Order dated 30.08.2022, however they were unable to furnish the sureties and thereby, the earlier Order has got lapsed and the present anticipatory bail has been filed.
4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl.side) appearing for the respondent would submit that the petitioners have attacked the defacto complainant and caused injuries. He would further submit that the petitioners were earlier granted anticipatory bail by this Court in Crl.O.P.No.20681 of 2022 vide Order dated 30.08.2022, however they failed to execute the sureties. Hence, he vehemently opposed to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.
5.Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Government Advocate (Crl.side) for the respondent and perused the entire materials available on record.
6.Taking into consideration the facts of the case and the submissions made by the learned counsel, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner with certain conditions. 7.Accordingly, the petitioners are ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on their appearance, within a period of fifteen days
from the date on which the order copy made ready, before the learned Judicial Magistrate, Omalur on condition that each of the petitioners shall execute a bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten 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, failing which, the petition for anticipatory bail shall stand dismissed and on further condition that: [a]the petitioners 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 petitioners shall report before the respondent Police daily at 10.30 a.m., for a period of two weeks and thereafter as and when required 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];
[f] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 229A IPC;
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