Sooryakumar v. The Inspector Of Police
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Tuesday, the Eighth day of January Two Thousand Nineteen PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice M.NIRMAL KUMAR CRL OP(MD) No.273 of 2019 1 SOORYAKUMAR 2 BARNABAS 3 BHUVANESWARI 4 BHARATHI ... PETITIONERS / ACCUSED 1,3,4 & 6 Vs STATE REP. BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ELANJAMBUR POLICE STATION, RAMNAD DISTRICT.
CRIME NO.1/2019 ... RESPONDENT / COMPLAINANT For Petitioners : MR.D.VENKATESH Advocate For Respondent : MR.K.SUYAMBULINGA BHARATHI, Government 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 147, 148, 294(b), 323, 324 and 506(ii) IPC and Section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, in Crime No.1 of 2019 seek anticipatory bail.
2. The case of the prosecution is that the accused abused the defacto complainant with filthy language, attacked with stick and bricks and threatened with dire consequences. Hence the complaint.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that a false case has been foisted against them and they have nothing to do with the alleged offence.
4. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side).
5. Taking into consideration the facts of the case and the submissions by learned counsel, 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, within a period of fifteen days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, before the learned Judicial Magistrate, Mudukulathur 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 respondent police or the police officer who intends to arrest or 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/- 08/01/2019 / TRUE COPY / Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.
TO 1 THE JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, MUDUKULATHUR.
2 DO THROUGH THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, RAMANATHAPURAM.
3 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ELANJAMBUR POLICE STATION, RAMNAD DISTRICT.
4 THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI.
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ORDER
IN CRL OP(MD) No.273 of 2019 Date :08/01/2019 JM/VR/SAR 3/11.01.2019/2P/6C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/