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Srikarpoorapriyan v. The State Rep By

2024-11-20Honourable Mr Justice A.D.Jagadish Chandira4 pages

A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.

The petitioner who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 294(b), 323, 324 and 506(ii) of IPC in Crime No.42 of 2024, on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.

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The case of the prosecution is that, the defacto complainant one Vijayakumar, lodged a complaint stating that the petitioner along with other accused abused the defacto complainant using filthy language and assaulted the defacto complainant. Hence, this case.

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Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is innocent and no way connected with the alleged offence and he has been falsely implicated in the case. He also further submitted that on the day of occurrence, the defacto complainant had passed urine in public place and when the same was questioned, a wordy quarrel arouse between them and they started attacking each other, but the defacto complainant had given false case against the petitioner. He would further submit that the alleged occurrence has 1/4

taken place on 11.02.2024 and further submitted that the petitioner is ready to produce solvent sureties and to abide with any conditions that may be imposed by this Court and also to appear and co-operate for the investigation, therefore, he prayed for the grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 4.

Learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) appearing for the respondent police opposed for the grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner, stating that the petitioner had abused and assaulted the defacto complainant and further has five previous cases and the investigation is pending. 5.

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) appearing for the respondent police and perused the materials available on record including the FIR. 6.

Taking note of the facts and circumstances of the case, the submissions made by the learned counsel on either side, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner with certain conditions. 7.

Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on his appearance, within a period of fifteen days from the date on which the order copy made ready, before the learned Judicial 2/4

Magistrate, Senthamangalam on condition that the petitioner shall execute a 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 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 petitioner 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 petitioner shall report before the respondent police everyday at 6:30 p.m., until further orders. [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 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].

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A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.

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

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