Raja@Rajasekaran v. The Inspector Of Police

CRL OP(MD). No.7996 of 2020 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 05/08/2020 PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice V.BHARATHIDASAN CRL OP(MD). No.7996 of 2020 Raja @ Rajasekaran ... Petitioner/Accused Rank Not Known Vs State Rep.by The Inspector of Police, Keeranur Police Station, Pudukkottai District.

(In Crime No.21/2020) ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : M/s.Niranjan.S.Kumar, Advocate.

For Respondent : Mr.K.Suyambulinga Bharathi, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.438 of Cr.P.C PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No. 21 of 2020 on the file of the respondent police.

ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner, who apprehend arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 147,148 and 302 of IPC seeks anticipatory bail.

2. There are totally 28 accused in this case. The petitioner herein is arrayed as A26. The occurrence is said to have taken place on 22.01.2020, in which all the accused persons including the petitioner herein was engaged by A1, who attacked the deceased and caused his death.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that some of the accused were arrested and some of them were detained under Act.14.

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4. The learned Government Advocate(Crl.Side) would submit that now after investigation final report has been filed and same has been taken cognizance in PRC No. 7 of 2020 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Keeranur. He would also submit that due to the non appearance of the petitioner, Non Bailable Warrant was issued and he same is pending.

5. At this juncture, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

Hence this petition stands dismissed. However, the petitioner is directed to surrender before the trial Court i.e., learned Judicial Magistrate, Keeranur, and file a petition under Section 70

(2) of Cr.P.C., to recall the non bailable warrant. On filing of such petition, the learned Judicial Magistrate is directed to consider the same on the same day and pass orders on merits and in accordance with law.

sd/- 05/08/2020 / TRUE COPY / / /2020 Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.

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TO

1. THE JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, KEERANUR.

2. DO-THROUGH THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, PUDUKKOTTAI DISTRICT.

3. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KEERANUR POLICE STATION, PUDUKKOTTAI DISTRICT.

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

ORDER

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