Poopandi, S/O.Perumal, v. The Inspector Of Police,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Friday, the Twenty Fifth day of January Two Thousand Nineteen PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice M.NIRMAL KUMAR CRL OP(MD) No.1127 of 2019 1 POOPANDI.

2 THANGAPANDI ... PETITIONERS / ACCUSED NO.1 & 4 Vs STATE REP.BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KOTTAMPATTI POLICE STATION, MADURAI DISTRICT.

(CRIME.NO.18 OF 2019) ... RESPONDENT / COMPLAINANT For Petitioners : Mr.V.BALAMURUGAN Advocate For Respondent : Mr.K.SUYAMBULINGA BHARATHI Govt. Advocate ( Crl. Side) PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec. 438 Cr.P.C. ORDER : The Court Made the following order :- The petitioners, who apprehend arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 294(b),323 and 506(i) of IPC and Section 4 of TNWH Act, in Cr.No.18 of 2019 seek anticipatory bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that due to previous enmity the petitioners abused the defacto complainant, assaulted her and threatened her with dire consequences.

3.The learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners have been falsely implicated in this case and they have nothing to do with the alleged offence. He would further submit that the injured has also been discharged from the hospital.

4. The learned Government Advocate(Crl.Side) would submit that the defacto complainant sustained simple injury.

5. Taking into consideration the facts of the case and the submissions by learned counsels and that the injury sustained is simple, this Court inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

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6. Accordingly, the petitioners are ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on their appearance, before the learned Judicial Magistrate, Melur, Madurai District on condition that the petitioners shall execute a bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only) each with two sureties, each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the said Magistrate, on further condition that:

[a] if the petitioners fail to surrender before the said Magistrate within a period of fifteen days, this Order shall stand automatically cancelled.

[b] the petitioners shall report before the respondent police as and when required for interrogation [c] the petitioners shall not tamper with evidence or witness either during investigation or trial.

[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 abscond, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 229-A IPC.

sd/- 25/01/2019 / TRUE COPY / Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.

TO 1 THE JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, MELUR,MADURAI DISTRICT.

2 THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE,MADURAI.

3 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KOTTAMPATTI POLICE STATION, MADURAI DISTRICT. 4 THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI.

+1. CC to Mr.V.BALAMURUGAN Advocate SR.No.1488 PS/VR/SAR-4/29.01.2019/2P/6C

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.1127 of 2019 Date :25/01/2019 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/