Kalidas @ Vengai Kalidas v. The Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Thursday, the Eighteenth day of May Two Thousand Seventeen PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice M.V.MURALIDARAN CRL OP(MD) No.6306 of 2017 KALIDAS @ VENGAI KALIDAS ... PETITIONER / ACCUSED Vs THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE THIRUPATHUR TOWN POLICE STATION, SIVAGANGAI DISTRICT (CRIME NO.303 OF 2013) ... RESPONDENT / COMPLAINANT For Petitioner : M/S.S.KAMESWARAN Advocate For Respondent : MR.K.ANBARASAN Govt. Advocate ( Crl. Side) PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec. 439 Cr.P.C.

ORDER : The Court Made the following order :- The petitioner who was arrested on 04.05.2017 for the offence punishable under Sections 147, 148, 294(B), 343, 353, 307 and 379 of IPC, in Crime No.303 of 2013, on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

2.The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that charge sheet has been filed before the learned Judicial Magistrate, Tirupatthur and after committal to the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sivgangai, it has been taken on file as S.C.No.156 of 2014 and the petitioner appeared before the court regularly. The petitioner is doing travels business and due to some urgent work, he could not appear before the Court on 29.11.2016. In such circumstances, the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sivagangai has issued a non bailable warrant.

3.The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) submitted that the petitioner was arrested by the respondent police on 04.05.2017 and thereafter he filed a bail application before the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sivagangai in Crl.M.P.No.379 of 2017 and the same has been dismissed by order dated 10.05.2017. Thereafter, he filed another bail application in Crl.M.P.No.59 of 2017 before the learned Principal Sessions

Judge, Sivagangai and the same has also been dismissed, by order dated 18.05.2017.

4.Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the period of incarceration, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail subject to the following conditions: (i)the petitioner shall execute a bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) with two sureties, out of which one surety must be a relative, and each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sivagangai; (ii)the petitioner shall appear before the learned Judicial Magistrate, Tiruppathur, on every first and fifteenth day of every month until further orders; (iii)the petitioner shall not tamper with the evidence or witness either during investigation or trial;

(iv) the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial;

(v)on breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the 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 released on bail by the 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].

sd/- 18/05/2017 / TRUE COPY / Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.

PJL TO 1 THE JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE,TIRUPPATHUR.

2 THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE,SIVAGANGAI 3 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE THIRUPATHUR TOWN POLICE STATION, SIVAGANGAI DISTRICT 4 THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI.

5 THE OFFICER INCHARGE, SUB JAIL, THIRUPATHUR, SIVAGANGAI DISTRICT.

+1. CC to M/S.S.KAMESWARAN Advocate SR.No.22526 GJM/PN/SAR-3-19.5.17-3P-7C

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.6306 of 2017 Date :18/05/2017