Arumugam, v. The Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Wednesday, the Second day of January Two Thousand Nineteen PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice M.NIRMAL KUMAR CRL OP(MD) No.22550 of 2018 1 ARUMUGAM 2 PANCHAVARNAM 3 DIVYA ... PETITIONERS / ACCUSED 1 to 3 Vs STATE REP. BY, THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE R.S.MANGALAM POLICE STATION, RAMANATHAPURAM DISTRICT.

(CR.NO.174/2018) ... RESPONDENT / COMPLAINANT For Petitioner : MR.M.PALANI RAJA Advocate For Respondent : MR.K.SUYAMBULINGA BHARATHI Govt. Advocate ( Crl. Side) PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec. 438 Cr.P.C. ORDER : The Court Made the following order :- The petitioners apprehending arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 294(b), 323 and 506(i) of IPC & Section 4 of Tamil Nadu Women Harassment Act, in Cr.No.174 of 2018 seek anticipatory bail. 2.The case of the prosecution is that due to civil dispute, the petitioners waylaid the defacto complainant, abused and assaulted him.

3.The learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that a false case has been foisted against them and they had nothing to do with the alleged crime.

4The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) submits that the injured person in this case has been discharged from the hospital. 5.Taking into consideration the facts of the case and the fact that the injured person in this case has been discharged from the hospital, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners .

https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 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 Thiruvadanai, on condition that the petitioners shall execute a bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only) with two sureties, each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the said Magistrate, on further condition that: [a] if the petitioners fail to surrender before the said Magistrate within a period of fifteen days, this Order shall stand automatically cancelled.

[b] the petitioners shall report before the respondent police as and when required for interrogation [c] the petitioners shall not tamper with 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 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 abscond, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 229-A IPC.

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TO 1 THE JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE THIRUVADANAI, RAMANATHAPURAM DISTRICT 2 DO THROUGH THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE RAMANATHAPURAM DISTRICT 3 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE R.S.MANGALAM POLICE STATION, RAMANATHAPURAM DISTRICT.

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ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.22550 of 2018 Date :02/01/2019 MSI/JC/SAR-IV/07.01.2019-2P/6C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/