T.Shanmugasundharam 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.8100 of 2017 T.SHANMUGASUNDHARAM ... PETITIONER/ACCUSED RANK NOT KNOWN Vs THE STATE REP.BY, THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE DISTRICT CRIME BRANCH POLICE STATION, KOTTAR AT NAGERCOIL, KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT CRIME NO.NOT KNOWN OF 2017 ... RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT For Petitioner : M/S.V.K.SARAVANAN 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 petitioner, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for an alleged offence punishable under Section 420 of I.P.C in Crime No.Not Known of 2017 on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.

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

3.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor on instructions would submit that no F.I.R is registered and no F.I.R is pending against the petitioner, but the petition enquiry alone is pending in and the alleged threat of arrest is not true, at this stage and the counter complaint is also pending.

4. However, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the police is harassing the petitioner during enquiry.

5. In view of the same, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner at this stage. Hence, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of with an observation that https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

the respondent police should not harass the petitioner during the enquiry. The respondent police is directed to either register a case or close the enquiry, as expeditiously as possible. During the enquiry, both the complaints will be heard together. The petitioner is directed to co-operate with the enquiry.

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 DISTRICT CRIME BRANCH POLICE STATION, KOTTAR AT NAGERCOIL, KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT 2 THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI.

+1. CC to M/S.V.K.SARAVANAN Advocate SR.No.25571 AM/GSP CSL/KK/SAR-I/04.07.2017 : 2P/4C

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.8100 of 2017 Date :29/06/2017 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/