Renganathapandiyan v. The Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 21/06/2024 PRESENT THE HON`BLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI Renganathapandiyan ... Petitioner/1st Accused Vs The Inspector of Police, Thallakulam Police Station, Madurai City.

(Crime No.625 of 2024) ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner :

Mr.S.Poornachandran, Advocate.

For Respondent :

Mr.M.Sakthi Kumar, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.438 of Cr.P.C PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No.625/2024 on the file of the respondent police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the alleged offence punishable under Sections 147, 148, 341, 294(b),323, 324 and 506 (ii) of IPC in Crime No.625 of 2024, on the file of the respondent police, seeks 1/4

2.The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner along with other accused demanded money for consuming liquor from the defacto complainant and when the same was refused by him, the accused persons have assaulted the defacto complainant. Hence, the complaint.

3.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the defacto complainant was working under the petitioner a long ago, during that time he failed to return the amount, which he has borrowed from the petitioner and when the same was questioned, this false complainant has been lodged. Therefore, he seeks 4.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent submits that the investigation in this case is yet to be completed. The injured person has been discharged from the Hospital.

5.Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and also considering the fact that the injured person has been discharged from the Hospital, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6.Accordingly, this criminal original petition is allowed and the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on his appearance, within a period of fifteen days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, before the Judicial Magistrate Court No.II, Madurai on condition that the petitioner shall 2/4

execute a bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/-(Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.II, Madurai and on further conditions that: i. The petitioner 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;

ii. The petitioner shall appear before the respondent police as and when required. He has to co-operate for interrogation. iii. The petitioner shall not misuse the liberty granted to him by indulging in any further offence and shall not tamper with the prosecution witnesses. The petitioner shall be available for the trial as well. iv. On violation of any of the above conditions by the petitioner, the respondent police shall move an application for cancellation of the sd/- 21/06/2024 / TRUE COPY / /07/2024 Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S. I / II / III / IV ) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.

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TO 1 THE JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE NO.II, MADURAI.

2 DO THROUGH THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, MADURAI DISTRICT. 3 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, THALLAKULAM POLICE STATION, MADURAI CITY, MADURAI.

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

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.9082 of 2024 Date :21/06/2024 RS/JGB/SAR-(16.07.2024) 4P 5C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17/07/2023 4/4