Prakash v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 06/12/2024 PRESENT The HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH 1 Prakash 2 Soundarapandi 3 S.Jeyanthi Rani ... Petitioners/Accused No.1 to 3 Vs 1 The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Ramanathapuram, Ramanathapuram District.

Crime No. 19/2024.

... Respondent/Complainant (*)2. Amalipiraba ... 2nd Respondent (*)(R2 is suo-motu impleaded as per order of the Court, dated 17.10.2024 in CRL OP(MD).17635/2024 by DBCJ) For Petitioner :

Mr.A.Uthayakumar, Advocate For Respondent :

Mr.A.Albert James, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) For Intervenor :

Mr.N.Jeyaram, Advocate PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.482 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No.19 of 2024 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 alleged offence under Sections 85, 296(b), 351(2) of BNS Act and Section 4 of 1/3

TNPHW Act in Crime No.19 of 2024 on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.

2.The case of the prosecution is that the accused persons harassed the defacto complainant by demanding additional dowry. The petitioner is arrayed as A1. 3.This Court has already granted anticipatory bail to A2 and A3 by order dated 17.10.2024. The matter was referred to mediation insofar as A1 and the defacto complainant are concerned.

4.When the matter was taken up for hearing today, it was brought to the notice of this Court that the parties were able to reach a settlement and the settlement agreement was placed before this Court.

5.In the light of the above development, the respondent Police is directed to call the parties and record their statement and close the FIR pending in Cr.No.19 of 2024. This process shall be completed within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order.

6.With the above directions, this petition stands disposed of. sd/- 06/12/2024 / TRUE COPY / /12/2024 Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S. I / II / III / IV ) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.

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TO 1 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ALL WOMEN POLICE STATION, RAMANATHAPURAM, RAMANATHAPURAM DISTRICT.

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

+1 CC to M/s.A.UTHAYAKUMAR, Advocate ( SR-15013[I] dated 06/12/2024 )

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.17635 of 2024 Date :06/12/2024 RS/SKN/SAR-(16.12.2024) 3P 4C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17/07/2023 3/3