Bala v. The Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 12/08/2022 PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice G.ILANGOVAN

1. Bala @ Balachandru

2. Gopi @ Gopinath

3. Saravanan @ Saravanakumar

4. Selvam @ Selvaraj

5. Maruthaiah @ Maruthaveeran

6. Magesh @ Mageshwaran

7. Vinoth @ Vinothkumar

8. Ravi @ Murugesan

9. Abimanyu 10.Ramar @ Ramachandran 11.Sannasi 12.Rakkesh ... Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 to 12 Vs The State Rep. By, The Inspector of Police, Alanganallur Police Station, Madurai District.

(Crime No.208/2022).

... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioners :

M/s.S.Baskar Mathuram, Advocate for M/s.Mathuram Law Associates, 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.208/2022 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, 148, 294(b),323, 324 427, and 506(ii) r/w Section 4 of Women Harassment Act, in Crime No.208 of 2022, on the file of the respondent police, seek anticipatory bail.

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2.The case of the prosecution is that on 07.08.2022 at about 07.30 p.m., there was a group clash between two groups for the celebration of temple festival, in which, the accused persons abused the defacto complainant in filthy language and also attacked him and caused injurious to him. At the intervention of villagers, further assault was stopped. Hence, the complaint.

3.The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are innocent and they have not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. He would further submit that in respect of the very same occurrence, FIR in Crime No.207 of 2022 has been registered against the defacto complainant and others.

4. The learned Government Advocate(Crl.Side) appearing for the respondent submits that no previous case is pending against the petitioners and also submitted that the injured has been discharged from the hospital.

5.On perusal of counter case FIR, it shows that there was a group clash between two groups for conducting the celebration of the temple festival.

6.Considering the facts and the circumstances of this case and also of the fact that it is a case in counter and the injured person has been discharged from the hospital, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners, however, with stringent conditions.

7.Accordingly, the petitioners are ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or their appearance, before the learned Judicial Magistrate, Vadipatti, and on their executing 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 the petitioners shall appear before the respondent police on every Saturday at 10.30 am until further orders. The petitioners shall comply with the conditions stipulated under Section 438 Cr.P.C. scrupulously.

8.The petitioners shall appear before the concerned Magistrate within a period of fifteen days from the date on which the order copy made ready, failing which, the petition for anticipatory bail stands dismissed.

sd/- 12/08/2022 / TRUE COPY / /08/2022 Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.

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TO

1. THE JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, VADIPATTI.

2. DO-THROUGH : THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, MADURAI DISTRICT.

3. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ALANGANALLUR POLICE STATION, MADURAI DISTRICT.

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

+1 CC to M/s.MATHURAM LAW ASSOCIATES, Advocate ( SR-8471[I] dated 12/08/2022 )

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.14576 of 2022 Date :12/08/2022 tta USK/VR/SAR-II/24.08.2022/3P/6C 3/3