G.Geethambigai v. The Inspector Of Police
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 14.06.2024 PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice B.PUGALENDHI and Crl.M.P.(MD)No.5627 of 2024
1. G.Geethambigai
2. Rajeshwari ... Petitioners/Accused Rank not known
Versus
State represented by The Inspector of Police, Srirangam Police Station (Crime), Tiruchirappalli District.
(Crime No.not known of 2024) ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioners : Mr.K.C.Maniyarasu Advocate For Respondent : Mr.M.Sakthi Kumar Government Advocate (Crl. Side) For Intervenor : Mr.T.Lenin Kumar Advocate PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.438 of Cr.P.C. PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No.Not known of 2024 on the file of the Respondent Police.
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ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioners, apprehending arrest at the hands of the respondent Police, in connection with a case in Crime No.Not Known of 2024, for the offence under Section 379 IPC, has filed this petition seeking anticipatory bail.
2. The petitioners are the wife and mother-in-law of the defacto complainant. The allegation against the petitioners is that when the first petitioner left her matrimonial house, she had taken away the jewels of the defacto complainant.
3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are innocent persons and they have not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. He further submits that the defacto complainant harassed the first petitioner in a cruel manner. Therefore, she filed a petition for divorce. He further submits that in order to harass the petitioners, the defacto complainant has filed this complaint. Hence, he prays for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners.
4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) submits that it is a matrimonial dispute.
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5. Considering the fact that it is a matrimonial dispute, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.
6. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is ordered and the petitioners are ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on their appearance within a period of fifteen days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, before the learned Judicial Magistrate on condition that (i) the petitioners execute a bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/-(Rupees Twenty Five Thousand)each, with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Tiruchirappalli. (ii) The petitioners and the sureties shall submit a copy of their Aadhaar Card or any other identity card issued by the government in proof of their residence address;
(iii) The petitioners shall appear before the respondent police once in a week on every Monday at 10.30 a.m. until further orders. They have to co-operate for the investigation.
(iv) The petitioners shall not misuse the liberty granted to them by indulging in any further offence and shall not tamper with the prosecution witnesses. 3/5
(v) On violation of any of the above conditions by the petitioners, the respondent police shall move an application for cancellation of the anticipatory bail. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. sd/- 14/06/2024 / TRUE COPY / /07/2024 Sub-Assistant Registrar ( C.S. I / II / III / IV ) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.
OGY TO 1 THE JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE NO.I TIRUCHIRAPPALLI.
2 DO THROUGH THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, TIRUCHIRAPPALLI.
3 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE SRIRANGAM POLICE STATION (CRIME), TIRUCHIRAPPALLI DISTRICT.
4 THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI.
+1 CC to M/s.K.C.MANIYARASU, Advocate ( SR-6617[I] dated 18/06/2024 ) 4/5
ORDER
IN CRL OP(MD) No.6051 of 2024 Date :14/06/2024 SS/GS/SAR- /02/07/2024/5P/6C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17/07/2023 5/5