Kannan v. The Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 01/06/2022 PRESENT The Hon`ble Mrs.Justice R.THARANI CRL OP(MD). No.9837 of 2022

1. Kannan

2. Raja

3. Mayalagan ... Petitioners/Accused No.1 to 3 Vs State rep.by The Inspector of Police, Vadipatty Police Station, Madurai District.

(Crime No.171/2022).

... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioners : M/s.Senthil Murugan.C, Advocate. For Respondent : Mr.P.Kottai Chamy, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.438 of Cr.P.C PRAYER :- For Anticipatory bail in Crime No.171/2022 on the file of the Respondent Police.

ORDER : The Court made the following order :- Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and the learned Government Advocate(Crl. Side) appearing for the respondent.

2. The petitioners apprehending arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under sections 147, 341, 294(b) & 506(i) of I.P.C., in Crime No. 171 of 2022 on the file of the respondent police, seek anticipatory bail. 3.The case of the prosecution is that on 24.05.2022 when the defacto complainant's driver had transported chicken from Palladam

to Thethur Village, the petitioners and 20 others have waylaid the vehicle near Thethur Chicken Poultry and thereby caused criminal intimidation and abused the defacto complainant in filthy language and threatened him. Hence, the complaint.

4.The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners are innocent and they have been falsely implicated in this case.

5.The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) for the respondent police submitted that there was a employer and employee dispute and no one is injured. He also further submitted that the chickens were recovered.

6.Considering the nature of offence, the overt act attributed against the petitioners and the fact that no one was injured, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 7.Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is allowed and the petitioners are ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on their appearance, before the learned Judicial Magistrate Vadipatty, on condition that the petitioners shall execute a bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) each with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate concerned and the petitioners shall appear before the respondent police daily at 10.30 a.m., for a period of one month and thereafter, as and when required. The petitioners shall comply with the condition stipulated under Section 438 Cr.P.C. scrupulously.

8.The petitioners shall appear before the concerned Magistrate within a period of 15 days from the date, on which the order copy is made ready, failing which, the petition for anticipatory bail stands dismissed.

Sd/- 01/06/2022 / TRUE COPY / / /2022 Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.IV) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.

LR/RM Note : In view of the present lock down owing to COVID-19 pandemic, a web copy of the order may be utilized for official purposes, but, ensuring that the copy of the order that is presented is the correct copy, shall be the responsibility of the advocate/litigant concerned.

TO

1. THE JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, VADIPATTY.

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

3. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, VADIPATTY POLICE STATION, MADURAI DISTRICT.

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

+1 CC to M/S.C.SENTHIL MURUGAN, Advocate S.R.No.5183.

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.9837 of 2022 Date :01/06/2022 SP/VR/SAR IV/02/06/2022/3P/6C