Rahul Hari v. The State Of Tamilnadu
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 17.11.2025 PRESENT The HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY CRL OP(MD)No.4446 of 2025 Rahul Hari ... Petitioner Vs.
The State of Tamil Nadu represented by, The Inspector of Police, DCB Police Station, Dindigul.
(Crime No.6 of 2025) ... Respondent For Petitioners : Mr.R.Manoharan For Respondent : Mr.S.S.Manoj Government Advocate (Crl.Side) PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.482 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Cr.No.6 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police.
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ORDER: The Court made the following order :- The petitioner, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 468, 471of Indian Penal Code, 1908, in Crime No.6 of 2025, on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.
2.The case of the prosecution is that the Petitioner who is arrayed as accused no.3 along with one vani (accused no.1) and her Son Hari (accused no.
2) had involved in cheating the defacto Complainant of Rs. 17,70,000/-in the pretext of securing a job for the defacto complainant at the postal department as an assistant manager. Hence, this case.
3.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case and the petitioner has not committed any offence. He seeks this Court to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
4.The learned Government Advocate (Crl. side) appearing for the respondent submitted that the offences committed by the petitioner are serious in nature.
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5.This Court has already granted interim anticipatory bail and referred the matter to the Mediation and Conciliation Centre.
6. It is submitted that the defecto complainant and the petitioner have settled the issued the issue and they have entered into a settlement agreement to that effect. The said settlement agreement is extracted hereunder: "A.The Petitioner/3rd Accused Mr. Rahul Hari gav (Rupees One Lakh Fifty Thousand) in wo instalments ie Rs.75,000/- cash on 13/06/2025 and 29/06/2025 through account transfer in-favour of the defacto complainant. The Defacto complainant recevied the above amount and acknowledged the same.
B. The defacto complainant Mr.Mithun Shirpi expressed his noobjection to allow the Crl.O.P. (MD).No.4446 of 2025 pending before this Hon'ble Court filed by Mr. Rahul Hari for anticipatory bail pertaining to the FIR registered by District Crime Branch, Dindigul vide Crime number 6 of 2025.
C. The defacto complainant also told that he has no objection to quash the FIR in crime No.6/2025 pending on the file of D.C.B Dindigul." 7.Considering the fact that the petitioner has settled the issue, the interim anticipatory bail already granted is made absolute and this Court is inclined to 3/6
grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner with certain conditions. 8.Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on his appearance, on condition that the petitioner shall execute a bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/-(Rupees Ten Thousand only) with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the Learned Judicial Magistrate No. II, Dindigul, within a period of fifteen days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and on further conditions that: [a]the petitioner and the sureties shall affix their photographs and left thumb impression in the surety bond and the Magistrate may obtain a copy of their Aadhaar card or bank pass book to ensure their identity. [b]the petitioner shall report before the respondent police as and when required.
[c]the petitioner shall not tamper with the evidence or witness either during investigation or trial.
[d]the petitioner 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 petitioner in accordance with law as if the conditions have been imposed and the petitioner is 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 4/6
[(2005)AIR SCW 5560].
[f]If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 of BNS.
17.11.2025 TMG TO
1. Judicial Magistrate No.II, Dindigul.
2.The Inspector of Police, DCB Police Station, Dindigul.
3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench Of Madras High Court, Madurai.
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S.SRIMATHY,J TMG
ORDER
IN CRL OP(MD) No.4446 of 2025 Date : 17.11.2025 6/6