T.Murugesan v. The Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 28/10/2022 PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice A.A.NAKKIRAN T.Murugesan ... Petitioner/Accused Rank not known Vs The State represented by The Inspector of Police, Vachakarapatti Police Station, Virudhunagar District.

(Crime No.77/2021).

... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : M/s.Pon Karthikeyan R, Advocate.

For Respondent : Mr.M.Vaikkam Karunanithi, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.438 of Cr.P.C PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No.77/2021 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 offences punishable under Sections 147, 294(b), 323, 324, 506(i), 379 and 427 of IPC, in Crime No.77 of 2021, seeks anticipatory bail.

2.The case of the prosecution is that due to previous motive on 18.04.2021, the accused persons along with unkonwn persons ransacked the shop of the defacto complainant and said to have assaulted the defacto complainant with dire consequences and theft the amount from the tea shop. Hence, the complaint.

3.The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is totally stranger to the ranked accused as well as the defacto complainant and nearly after 1 1⁄2 years, the petitioner has been called for enquiry by the respondent police. He would further submit that the petitioner is an innocent person and he has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. Hence, he prays for grant of anticipatory bail.

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4.The learned Government Advocate (Crl.side) appearing for the respondent police would submit that no previous case is pending against the petitioner and injured has already been discharged from the hospital and co-accused were arrested and thereafter, released on bail. He would further submit that investigation in this case is still pending. Hence, he opposed for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

5.Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and also considering the facts that the injured has already been discharged from the hospital and the petitioner is not having any bad antecedents and the co-accused were released on bail, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner with certain conditions.

6.Accordingly, 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 learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Virudhunagar, 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 on further conditions that:

[a]the petitioner 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 petitioner shall report before respondent police daily at 10.30 a.m., until further orders;

[c]the petitioner shall not tamper with the evidence or witness either during investigation or trial.

[d]the petitioner 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 petitioner in accordance with law as if the conditions have been imposed and the petitioner released on bail by the 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/- 28/10/2022 / TRUE COPY / /11/2022 Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.

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TO 1 THE JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE NO.I, VIRUDHUNAGAR.

2 DO THROUGH THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE VIRUDHUNAGAR DISTRICT AT SRIVILLIPUTHUR.

3 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE VACHAKARAPATTI POLICE STATION, VIRUDHUNAGAR DISTRICT. 4 THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI.

+1. CC to M/S.PON KARTHIKEYAN R Advocate SR.No.12033

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.18572 of 2022 Date :28/10/2022 SS/GB/SAR II/07/11/2022/ 3P 6C 3/3