P.Nagarajan v. The Inspector Of Police
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 22/05/2024 PRESENT The Hon`ble Mrs.Justice S.SRIMATHY
1. P.Nagarajan,
2. P.Manjunathan,
3. P.Muthuraja,
4. P.Nallusamy,
5. P.Vasanth Kumar @ Vasanth,
6. P.Velmani,
7. M.Subash,
8. P.Vignesh,
9. M.Santhanam,
10. A.Senthil Veera,
11. P.Nagamani, ... Petitioners/Accused No. Rank not known Vs 1/5
The Inspector of Police, Nagamalai Pudukkottai Police Station, Madurai District.
(Crime No.100/2024)..
... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioners : M/s.Ganesan R, Advocate.
For Respondent : Mr.M.Muthumanikkam, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.438 of Cr.P.C PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No.100/2024 on the file of the Respondent Police.
ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioners, who apprehend arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 294(b), 323 and 506(i) IPC, in Crime No.100 of 2024 on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.
2. The case of the prosecution is that due to wordy quarrel between the parties, the petitioners abused the defacto complainant in filthy language and also attacked him and caused injuries. Hence, the complaint. 3.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners are innocents and they have not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution.
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4.The learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) appearing for the respondent police would submit that the investigation is still pending. He further submits that the defacto complainant caused simple injuries. 5.Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and also the facts that the injured sustained simple injury, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners with certain conditions. 6.Accordingly, 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 No.VI, Madurai, 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 Magistrate concerned and on further conditions that: [a]the petitioners and the sureties shall affix their photographs and left thumb impression in the surety bond and the Magistrate may obtain a copy of their Aadhaar card or bank pass book to ensure their identity. [b]the petitioners shall report before the respondent police daily at 10.30 a.m., for a period of two weeks and thereafter, as and when required for interrogation.
[c]the petitioners shall not tamper with the evidence or witness either during investigation or trial.
[d]the petitioners 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 petitioners in accordance with law as if the conditions have been imposed and the petitioners are 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]. [f]If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 229-A IPC.
sd/- 22/05/2024 / TRUE COPY / /05/2024 Sub-Assistant Registrar ( C.S. I / II / III / IV ) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.
LS TO 1 THE JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE NO.VI, MADURAI.
2 DO THROUGH THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, MADURAI.
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3 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE NAGAMALAI PUDUKKOTTAI POLICE STATION, MADURAI DISTRICT.
4 THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI.
ORDER
IN CRL OP(MD) No.7506 of 2024 Date :22/05/2024 SS/JGB/SAR- /27/05/2024/5P/5C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17/07/2023 5/5