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Madras High CourtCRL OP/25768/2024granted

Kumaran v. The State Rep By Its,

2024-10-22Honourable Mr.Justice P. Dhanabal5 pages

Crl.O.P.No.25768 of 2024 P.DHANABAL, J.

The petitioner apprehends arrest for the alleged offences under Section 420 and 471 of IPC in Crime No.183 of 2024, on the file of the respondent police seeks anticipatory bail.

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The case of the prosecution is that the respondent police registered a case based on the written complaint filed by the defacto complainant one Mr.A.Krishnamoorthy, Sub registrar, Dharmapuri District for issuing forged income certificate referring to the pending Document No. P-10/2023.

3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is an innocent person and he has not committed any such offence as alleged by the prosecution. The petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. However, on instructions, the learned counsel further submits that the petitioner is ready and willing to abide by any conditions that may be imposed by this Court and he prays to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

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The learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) appearing for the respondent police submitted that the respondent police registered a case based on the written complaint filed by the defacto complainant one Mr.A.Krishnamoorthy, Sub registrar, Dharmapuri District for issuing fake income certificate referring to the pending Document No. P-10/2023 and he further submitted that there is no previous case pending against the petitioner. However, he opposed to grant bail to the petitioner. 5.

Considering the representations made by both sides and considering the nature of allegations levelled against the petitioner and no previous case is pending against the petitioner and also considering that even as per the prosecution case, the petitioner is only drafted the document, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner with certain conditions.

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Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on his/her appearance, within a period of fifteen

(15) days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order before the Judicial Magistrate, Palacode on condition that the petitioner shall execute a bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only), 2/5

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 petitioner shall report before the respondent police on every Saturday at 10.30 A.M. for a period of four weeks;

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

[c] the petitioner shall not leave India without the previous permission of the Court.

[d] the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial.

[e] the petitioner shall make himself/herself available for interrogation by a police officer as and when required. [f] On breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the learned Magistrate/Trial Court is entitled to take appropriate action against the petitioner in accordance with law as if the 3/5

conditions have been imposed and the petitioner 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].

[g] If the petitioner thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 B.N.S.

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P.DHANABAL, J.

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