Hari Prabhu v. The Senior Intelligence Officer

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED:12.02.2019

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN CRL.O.P.No.29807 of 2018 Hari Prabhu ... Petitioner Vs.

The Senior Intelligence Officer, Special Intelligence and Investigation Branch, "Customs House"

Rajaji Salai, Chennai- 600 001.

... Respondent PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C., to relax the condition imposed on the petitioner in Crl.M.P.No.8034 of 2018 on the file of the learned Principal Sessions Court, Chennai dated 04.06.2018 in the case connected in R.R.No.10 of 2018 in F.No.Enq.126 of 2017 SIIB on the file of the respondent.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.C.Paul Kanagaraj For Respondent : Mr.N.P.Kumar Special Public Prosecutor

ORDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking to relax the condition imposed on the petitioner in Crl.M.P.No.8034 of 2018 on the file of the learned Principal Sessions Court, Chennai dated 04.06.2018. 2.It is seen that the Court below, while granting bail imposed with certain conditions on the petitioner in Crl.M.P.No.6195 of 2018 dated 16.04.2018, one of the condition is that the petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer daily at 10.30 a.m. until further orders. The petitioner has been complying with the said conditions without fail. Subsequently, the petitioner filed a petition before the Court below seeking for relaxation. The Court below passed an order in Crl.M.P.No.8034, dated 04.06.2018, the above condition was modified and the petitioner was directed to appear before the Investigation Officer once in a week i.e., on every Monday at 10.30 a.m. until further orders.

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3.The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is complying the said condition till date. The petitioner is a sick patient and he finds it difficult to appear weekly once. Hence, the petitioner has come forward with the present petition seeking for relaxation of the said condition. 4.Considering the same, the condition imposed by learned Principal Sessions Court, Chennai, in Crl.M.P.No.8034, dated 04.06.2018, is relaxed and the petition is ordered accordingly. The petitioner shall report before the Investigation Officer 15 days once for a period of two months and thereafter as and when required.

s/d- Assistant Registrar(CS-III) True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar sbn/rpl To

1. The Principal Sessions Judge Chennai.

2.The Senior Intelligence Officer, Special Intelligence and Investigation Branch, "Customs House"

Rajaji Salai, Chennai- 600 001.

3.The Special Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Madras.

+1 CC to Mr.R.C.Paul Kanagaraj, Advocate sr 13003 Crl.O.P.No.29807 of 2018 VGII(CO) SP(24/04/2019) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/