Karthick v. The Inspector Of Police
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 22.07.2022 PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice K.MURALI SHANKAR
1. Karthick
2. Nagaraj
3. Murugan
4. Krishnan @ Krishnasamy ... Petitioners/ Accused 1to4 Vs State represented by The Inspector of Police, P.C.Patti Police Station, Theni District.
(Crime No.229 of 2022)
...Respondent/ Complainant
For Petitioners: Mr.P.Sivachandran,Advocate.
For Respondent : Mr.P.Kottai Chamy, Government Advocate (Crl. Side).
PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Section 438 of Cr.P.C. PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No.229 of 2022 on the file of the Respondent police.
ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioners/A.1 to A.4, who apprehend arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 294(b), 323, 448 and 506(1) IPC and Section 4 of Tamilnadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, in Crime No.229 of 2022 on the file of the respondent police, seek anticipatory bail.
2. The case of the prosecution is that the first petitioner and the defacto complainant are husband and wife and they were living 1/3
separately and on 08.06.2022, the petitioners and the defacto complainant's parents trespassed into the defacto complainant's house and taken over the cash, household articles and her educational certificates and when the same was prevented by the defacto complainant, they attacked her and threatened her with dire consequences. Hence, the complaint.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners are innocent and they have not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution.
4. The learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) appearing for the respondent police would submit that the injured was already discharged from the hospital.
5. Considering the facts that there existed matrimonial dispute between the first petitioner and the defacto complainant, that the injured was already discharged from the hospital and that except the offences under Sections 506(1) IPC and 4 of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, all other offences are bailable in nature, 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, Theni, on condition that the petitioners shall execute a bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/-(Rupees Twenty Five 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 one month 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 released on bail by the 2/3
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/- 22/07/2022 / TRUE COPY / /07/2022 Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.
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TO 1 THE JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, THENI.
2 DO THROUGH:
THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, THENI DISTRICT.
3 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE P.C. PATTI POLICE STATION, THENI DISTRICT THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI.
+1 CC to M/s.P.SIVA CHANDRAN, Advocate ( SR-7526[I] dated 22/07/2022 )
ORDER
IN CRL OP(MD) No.13247 of 2022 Date :22/07/2022 PKP/SVR/SAR-1/29.07.2022/3P/6C 3/3