Meera Arun v. Income Tax Department

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Wednesday, the Sixth day of July Two Thousand Sixteen PRESENT The Hon`ble Ms.Justice V.M.VELUMANI CRL OP(MD) No.11157 of 2016 MEERA ARUN ... PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.3 Vs 1.INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT O/O. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, TDS CIRCLE, MADURAI. REPRESENTED BY AUTHORISED PERSON A. P. PADMAMEENAKSHI, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX 2.THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE THILLAI NAGAR POLICE STATION, TIRUCHIRAPPALLI - 620 018 ... RESPONDENTS For Petitioner : M/S.S.R.RAJAGOPAL, Advocate for M/S. N.KUMAR Advocate For Respondent : M/S.P.KANNITHEVAN, Government Advocate ( Crl. Side) PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec. 438 Cr.P.C. ORDER : The Court Made the following order :- The petitioner, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the alleged offence under Sections 276-B read with Section 278-B of the Income Tax Act, 1961 in C.C.No.23 of 2016, on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.1, Tiruchirappalli, seeks anticipatory bail.

2. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that due to the absence of the petitioner, non-bailable warrant was issued against the petitioner on 15.06.2016 by the learned Judicial Magistrate No.1, Tiruchirappalli.

3. The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) submitted that due to absence of the petitioner for one hearing, non-bailable warrant was issued against the petitioner and the petitioner may be directed to approach the Court for recalling the warrant. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

4. Considering the fact that non-bailable warrant was issued against the petitioner for his absence, there shall be a direction

to the petitioner to surrender before the learned Judicial Magistrate No.1, Tiruchirappalli, and to file a petition for recalling the warrant and the learned Judicial Magistrate No.1, Tiruchirappalli, is directed to consider the same on the same day and pass orders on merits in accordance with law.

5. Accordingly, this petition is disposed of. sd/- 06/07/2016 / TRUE COPY / Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.

TO 1.THE JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE NO.1 TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 2.DO THROUGH THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 3.INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT O/O. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, TDS CIRCLE, MADURAI. REP. BY AUTHORISED PERSON A.P. PADMAMEENAKSHI, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX 4.THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI 5.THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE THILLAI NAGAR POLICE STATION, TIRUCHIRAPPALLI - 620 018 +1. CC to M/S N.KUMAR Advocate SR.No.35353 RL/7C/2P/AAL/MPA/SARII/12/7/2016

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.11157 of 2016 Date :06/07/2016 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/