R.Sankar v. The Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Friday, the Thirtieth day of June Two Thousand Seventeen PRESENT The Hon`ble Mrs.Justice J.NISHA BANU CRL OP(MD) No.8140 of 2017 R.SANKAR ... PETITIONER/SOLE ACCUSED Vs STATE REP.BY, THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE CITY CRIME BRANCH, TRICHY CITY CRIME NO. NOT KNOWN OF 2017 ... RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT For Petitioner : M/S.S.KRISHNAMORTHY, 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 the 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 and the alleged threat of arrest is not true, at this stage.

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 the respondent police should not harass the petitioner during the enquiry. The respondent police is directed to either register a https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

case or close the enquiry, as expeditiously as possible. The petitioner is directed to co-operate with the enquiry. sd/- 30/06/2017 / TRUE COPY / Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.

TO 1 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE CITY CRIME BRANCH, TRICHY CITY.

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

+1. CC to M/S.N.SUBRAMANI Advocate SR.No.25624 PM CSL/KK/SAR-I/04.07.2017 : 2P/4C

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.8140 of 2017 Date :30/06/2017 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/