Nagaraj v. The Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Thursday, the Twenty Ninth day of June Two Thousand Seventeen PRESENT The Hon`ble Mrs.Justice J.NISHA BANU CRL OP(MD) No.8051 of 2017 1 NAGARAJ 2 LAKHSMI 3 VIJAYAKUMAR ... PETITIONERS / ACCUSED RANK NOT KNOWN Vs THE STATE REP.BY, THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE ALL WOMEN POLICE STATION, KEERANUR, PUDUKOTTAI DISTRICT, CRIME NO. NOT KNOWN OF 2017 ... RESPONDENT / COMPLAINANT For Petitioners : M/S.R.JEGADEESWARAN Advocate For Respondent : MR.A.RAMAR Additional Public Prosecutor PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec. 438 Cr.P.C. ORDER : The Court Made the following order :- The petitioners, who apprehend arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the alleged offence punishable under Sections 498(A) and 506(i) of I.P.C., in Crime No.Not Known of 2017 on the file of the respondent police, seek anticipatory bail.

2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent/State.

3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners would submit that for the same set of facts, another complaint has been given before Annavasal Police Station and the Crl.O.P.(MD).No.7856 of 2017 has been referred to the Mediation Centre.

4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor on instructions would submit that the de-facto complainant has sent a complaint before the Superintendent of Police, which has been forwarded to the respondent police and based on that, the respondent police called the petitioners for enquiry. He would further submit that no F.I.R is registered and no F.I.R is pending against the petitioners, but the petition enquiry alone is pending and alleged threat of arrest is not true, at this stage.

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5. However, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submitted that the police is harassing the petitioners during enquiry.

6. In view of the same, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners at this stage. Hence, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of with an observation that the respondent police should not harass the petitioners during the enquiry. The respondent police is directed to either register a case or close the enquiry, as expeditiously as possible. The petitioners are directed to co-operate with the enquiry before the respondent police.

sd/- 29/06/2017 / TRUE COPY / Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.

TO 1 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE ALL WOMEN POLICE STATION, KEERANUR, PUDUKOTTAI DISTRICT.

2 THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI.

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.8051 of 2017 Date :29/06/2017 MKV-PM-PN-SAR 1/5.7.2017/2P-3C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/