Ruban @ Satheesh Ruban, v. The Inspector Of Police,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Thursday, the Twentieth day of October Two Thousand Sixteen PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr Justice S.VAIDYANATHAN CRL OP(MD) No.20141 of 2016 1 RUBAN @ SATHEESH RUBAN 2 STEPHEN 3 SELVAN 4 RAVIKUMAR 5 VIJI 6 RAJESH 7 ANTONY XAVIER 8 GILTON @ SAHAYA GILTANDHAS 9 ARUL DHASAN 10 VIJAYA DHAS 11 BINO 12 VINO 13 SELVARAJ ... PETITIONERS 1 TO 13/ ACCUSED NOS.1 TO 13 Vs STATE REP.BY , THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PUTHUKADAI POLICE STATION, KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT.

CRIME NO.459/2016 ... RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT For Petitioner : M/S.M.R.SREENIVASAN Advocate For Respondent : MR.A.P.BALASUBRAMANI, Govt. Advocate ( Crl. Side) PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec. 438 Cr.P.C. ORDER : The Court Made the following order :- Apprehending arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 294(b), 323, 324, 427 and 506(ii) IPC in Crime No.459 of 2016 on the file of the respondent police, the petitioners have come forward with this petition seeking anticipatory bail.

2.Heard the learned counsel on either side.

3.The case of the prosecution is that there was a group clash between the petitioners and the defacto complainant's parties, the

petitioners attacked the defacto complainant and others and caused grievous injury.

4.It is the case of the petitioners that they are innocent and they have been falsely implicated in this case. It is his further submission that it is a case in counter.

5.Learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) submitted that the injured has been discharged from the hospital. 6.Taking note of the facts and circumstances of the case, as the injured has been discharged from the hospital, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, the petitioners are ordered to be released on bail in the event of their arrest or appearance, within a period of fifteen days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, before the learned Judicial Magistrate No.II, Kuzhithurai, subject to the following conditions: (i) each of the petitioners 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 respondent police or the police officer who intends to arrest or to the satisfaction of the Magistrate concerned;

(ii) the petitioners shall stay at Vellore and report before the Vellore Town police station daily at 10.30 a.m. for a period of one month and thereafter as and when required for interrogation before the respondent police;

(iii) the petitioners shall not tamper with evidence or witness either during investigation or trial;

(iv) the petitioners 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 petitioners in accordance with law as if the conditions have been imposed and the petitioners 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/- 20/10/2016 / TRUE COPY / Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.

TO 1 THE JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE NO.II,KUZHITHURAI. 2 DO THROUGH THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT AT NAGERCOIL.

3 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PUTHUKADAI POLICE STATION, KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT. 4 THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECTUOR, MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI.

+1. CC to M/S.M.R.SREENIVASAN Advocate SR.No.62212 PS jam/CK/SAR-I/25.10.2016 :3P/6C

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.20141 of 2016 Date :20/10/2016