Navaneetha Krishna v. The Inspector Of Police
CRL OP(MD). No.14374 of 2022 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 10/08/2022 PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice G.ILANGOVAN CRL OP(MD). No.14374 of 2022 Navaneetha Krishna ... Petitioner/Sole Accused Vs The State rep.by The Inspector of Police, Valliyoor Police Station, Tirunelveli District.
Crime No.189/2022 ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : M/s.MOHAN.A, 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.189/2022 on the file of the Respondent Police.
ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner/Accused, apprehending arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the alleged offence punishable under Sections 294(b), 506(i) IPC and Section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Charging Exorbitant Interest Act, 2003 in Crime No.189 of 2022 on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.
2. The case of the prosecution is that the complaint was lodged by the defacto complainant in SR.No.359 of 2022 and in that complaint he has given an undertaking and the same was closed. Again the petitioneris demanding more interest, upon which present case has been registered.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in this case. He would further submit that the petitioner sent a legal notice only demanding principal amount and not the exorbitant interest.
4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) for the respondent police submitted that the investigation of the case is pending.
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5. Considering the undertaking given by petitioner that he is demanding only principal amount and not exorbitant interest, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
6. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is allowed and petitioner is ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on his appearance, before the learned Judicial Magistrate, Valliyoor on condition that the petitioner 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 learned Magistrate concerned and the petitioner shall appear before the respondent police daily at 10.30 a.m. until further orders. The petitioner shall comply with the condition stipulated under Section 438 Cr.P.C. scrupulously.
7. The petitioner shall appear before the concerned Magistrate within a period of 15 days from the date on which the order copy made ready, failing which, the petition for anticipatory bail stands dismissed.
sd/- 10/08/2022 / TRUE COPY / /08/2022 Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.
TO 1 THE JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, VALLIYOOR.
2 DO THROUGH THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT.
3 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, VALLIYOOR POLICE STATION, TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT. 4 THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI.
+1. CC to M/S.SASIKUMAR.V., Advocate SR.No.8508
ORDER
IN CRL OP(MD) No.14374 of 2022 Date :10/08/2022 TRP SA/VR/SAR.2/25.08.2022/2P/6C https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 2/2