Musthafa Ali v. The Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 08/03/2022 PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice K.MURALI SHANKAR

1. Musthafa Ali

2. Ayyas @ Aynul Yakheen

3. Sikkander Ali

4. Israan @ Latif Sheriff ... Petitioners/Accused No.1,2,4,6 Vs The State represented by The Inspector of Police, Thideer Nagar Police Station, Madurai City.

(Cr.No.161/2021). ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : M/s.Venkatesan.R, Advocate.

For Respondent : Mr.R.Sivakumar, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.438 of Cr.P.C PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No.161 of 2021 on the file of the Respondent police.

ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioners/A1, A2, A4 and A6, who apprehend arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 294(b), 323 and 506(2) of IPC, in Crime No.161 of 2021, seek anticipatory bail.

2.The case of the prosecution is that the petitioners abused the defacto complainant in filthy language and attacked him and also caused injuries. Hence the complaint.

3.The learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners are innocents and they have not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. He would further submit that the case in counter in Crime No.162 of 2021 is pending against the de-facto complainant party.

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4.The learned Government Advocate(Crl.Side) would submit that the injured was discharged from the hospital. 5.Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and also considering the facts that the injured was already discharged from the hospital, that except the offence under Section 506(2) IPC, all other offences are bailable in nature and also the fact that the case in counter in Crime No.162 of 2021 is pending against the defacto complainant and party, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners with certain conditions. 6.Accordingly, the petitioners are ordered to be released on bail in the event of their arrest or their appearance, within a period of fifteen days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, before the learned Judicial Magistrate No.

V, Madurai, on condition that the petitioners shall execute a bond for a sum of Rs.

(b)the petitioners shall report before the respondent police daily at 10.30 am for a period of one month and thereafter, 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]; and;

(f)if the accused thereafter abscond, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 229-A IPC.

sd/- 08/03/2022 / TRUE COPY / / /2022 Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.

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SJI Note : In view of the present lock down owing to COVID-19 pandemic, a web copy of the order may be utilized for official purposes, but, ensuring that the copy of the order that is presented is the correct copy, shall be the responsibility of the advocate/litigant concerned.

TO 1 THE JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE NO.V, MADURAI.

2 DO-THROUGH :

THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, MADURAI DISTRICT. 3 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE THIDEER NAGAR POLICE STATION, MADURAI CITY.

4 THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI. +1. CC to M/S. VENKATESAN. R Advocate SR.No.1793

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.4423 of 2022 Date :08/03/2022 SS/SVR/SAR:III/17.03.2022 : 3P/6C 3/3