Saravanan @ Saravana Kumar v. The State Rep By Its,

T.V.THAMILSELVI, J.

The petitioner who apprehends arrest for the alleged offence under Sections 147, 148, 294(b), 323, 324, 379 and 506 (ii) of IPC in Cr.No.285 of 2022 on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail. 2.The case of the prosecution is that on 14.08.2022 at about 8 pm in the local Tasmac, the petitioner and others demanded Rs.5,000/- as mamul from the defacto complainant and when the same was refused by the defacto complainant, he was brutally assaulted by the petitioner and others. Thereby, the defacto complainant lodged a complaint against the petitioner.

3.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. He further submits that the petitioner is an innocent person and he has been falsely implicated in the complaint lodged by the defacto complainant. Hence, he prays to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

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4.The learned Government Advocate (Crl. side) submits that the due to money dispute, the petitioner and others brutally assaulted the defacto complainant. Hence, he opposed for granting anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6.Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or on his appearance, within a period of fifteen days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, before the learned Judicial Magistrate I, Sanakri, on condition that the petitioner 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 and on further condition that: (a)the petitioner and the sureties shall affix their photographs and left thumb impression in the surety bond and the Court concerned may obtain a copy of their Aadhar card or Bank pass Book to ensure Page No:2/4

their identity;

(b)the petitioner shall report before the respondent police every Monday and Friday at 10.30 a.m. for a period of eight weeks and thereafter, as and when required for interrogation; (c)the petitioner shall not tamper with evidence or witness either during investigation or trial;

(d)the petitioner 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 petitioner in accordance with law as if the conditions have been imposed and the petitioner released on anticipatory 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 229-A IPC.

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