Jeyakumar v. The Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 05/09/2023 PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice G.ILANGOVAN CRL OP(MD). No.12659 of 2023 Jeyakumar ... Petitioner/ Accused No.2 Vs State represented by The Inspector of Police, Kovilpatti East Police Station, Thoothukudi District.

Cr.No.489 of 2022.

... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : M/s.J.Sankara Pandian Advocate.

For Respondent : Mr.B.Nambiselvan Additional Public Prosecutor PETITIONS FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.438 of Cr.P.C PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No.489 of 2022 on the file of the Respondent police.

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ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioners/ Accused apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences under Sections 417, 420, 463, 464 and 468 of IPC in Crime No.489 of 2022, on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner and other accused persons approached the defacto complainant for securing job. They received totally a sum of Rs.10,85,000/- and later failed to arrange any job to them. Hence the present case came to be registered.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is an innocent, he has been falsely implicated in this case and he has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution.

4. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that it is a case of job racketing and the amount yet to be recovered.

5. Considering the facts and circumstances of this case, this Court is inclined to grant relief to the petitioner.

6. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is allowed and the petitioner is directed to credit a sum of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand only) to the credit of the crime number before the trial Court.

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7. On such deposit, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on his appearance, before the learned Judicial Magistrate No.1, Kovilpatti, Thoothukudi District, on condition that the petitioner shall execute 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 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 of Cr.P.C., scrupulously.

8. The petitioner shall appear before the concerned Magistrate within a period of 15 days from the date on which the order copy is made ready, failing which, the petition for anticipatory bail will stand dismissed. sd/- 05/09/2023 / TRUE COPY / /09/2023 Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.

pnn TO 1 THE JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE NO.1, KOVILPATTI, THOOTHUKUDI DISTRICT.

2 DO THROUGH THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, THOOTHUKUDI DISTRICT 3/4

3 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE KOVILPATTI EAST POLICE STATION, KOVILPATTI, THOOTHUKUDI DISTRICT.

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

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.12659 of 2023 Date :05/09/2023 SSA/JGB/15.09.2023/4P/5C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17/07/2023 4/4