E.Devan v. State Rep. By

P. DHANABAL.J., The petitioners apprehend arrest for the alleged offences under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 296(b), 115(2), 118(1), 351(3) of BNS and Section 3(1) of TNPPDL Act, Section 4 of TNPHW Act in Crime No.395 of 2024, on the file of the respondent police seeks anticipatory bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the defacto-complainant has running his family through shepherd work and there was a property dispute pending between the defacto-complainant and the 1st and 3rd petitioner, due to which they assaulted the defacto-complainant and he sustained injury. Hence the case.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioners would contend that these petitioners are innocent persons and they have not indulged in any illegal activities as alleged by the prosecution and they have been falsely implicated in this case by the respondent police. There is no previous case as against these petitioners. Hence, he seek anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

4. The learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) would submit that there is a property dispute pending between the defacto-complainant and the petitioners, due to which they assaulted the defacto-complainant and he sustained injury. In this case, the injured person was discharged from hospital. The co-accused were arrested and subsequently released on bail. There is no previous case against these petitioners. There is a case in counter pending against the Defacto-complainant. However, the learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) vehemently opposed to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

5. Heard both side and perused the materials available on record.

6. Considering the rival submissions on either side, considering the nature of offence and considering that there was a property dispute between the parties, the injured person was discharged from hospital, already co-accused was arrested and released on bail, there is a case in counter pending against the defacto-complainant, there is no previous case against these petitioners and also considering other aspects, this court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners, subject to the

following conditions:

7. Accordingly, the petitioners are ordered to be released on anticipatory 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, Uthiramerur on condition that the petitioners shall execute separate 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 learned Magistrate concerned and on further condition that:

[a] the petitioners shall report before the respondent police on every Saturday at 10.00a.m. for the period of eight weeks;

[b] the petitioners shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissaude him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence.

[c] the petitioners shall not leave India without the prior permission of the Court.

[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 Section269 B.N.S.2023.

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