Muthu v. The Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 04/08/2020 PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice V.BHARATHIDASAN MUTHU ... PETITIONER/ACCUSED NO.1 VS STATE REP.BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, NANGUNERI POLICE STATION, NANGUNERI, TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT.

(CRIME NO. 325 OF 2020).

... RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT For Petitioner : M/s.N.Pragalathan, 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. 325 of 2020 on the file of the respondent police.

ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner/1st accused apprehending arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Section 379 (sand theft) of I.P.C., in Crime No.325 of 2020, on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.

2.The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner along with other accused have illegally transported 1⁄4 unit of river sand. 3.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent and he has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution and he is not having any bad antecedent.

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4.The learned Government Advocate (Crl. side) appearing for the State submitted that the total quantity of sand involved is 1⁄4 unit and the same was recovered by the respondent police. 5.Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner with certain conditions. Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or his appearance, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, before the learned Judicial Magistrate Court, Nanguneri, Tirunelveli District, on condition that the petitioner shall execute a bond for a sum of Rs.

(b)the petitioner shall report before the respondent police as and when required for interrogation.

(c)the petitioner shall not tamper with evidence or witness either during investigation or trial;

(d)the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial;

(e)on breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the learned Magistrate/ Trial Court is entitled to take appropriate action against the petitioner in accordance with law as if the conditions have been imposed and the petitioner released on bail by the learned 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]; and; (f)If the petitioner/accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 229-A IPC.

sd/- 04/08/2020 / 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, NANGUNERI, TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT.

2 DO-THROUGH :

THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, THIRUNELVELI DISTRICT.

3 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE NANGUNERI POLICE STATION, NANGUNERI, TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT.

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

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.8138 of 2020 Date :04/08/2020 SJI JM/VR/SAR 3/07.08.2020/3P/5C 3/3