M.K.Natarajan v. State By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Wednesday, the Twentieth day of December Two Thousand Seventeen PRESENT The Hon`ble Dr Justice G. JAYACHANDRAN CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS PETITION No.16203 of 2017 IN CRL A.793/2017 M.K.NATARAJAN [ APPELLANT/ACCUSED ] Vs STATE BY [ RESPONDENT ] INSPECTOR OF POLICE, SPE/CBI/ACB/CHENNAI, (RC MA1 2011 A2025), CHENNAI.

Petition praying that in the circumstances stated therein and in the Memorandum of Grounds in Criminal APPEAL No.793 OF 2017 on the file of the High Court, the High Court will be pleased to suspend the sentence imposed on the petitioner by the learned II Additional District and Sessions Judge, CBI Cases, Coimbatore made in C.C.No.1 of 2012 dated 08.12.2017 and enlarge the petitioner on bail pending disposal of the above CRL.A.NO.793/2017.

Order : This petition coming on for orders upon perusing the petition and the Memorandum of Grounds in Crl.A.No.793 of 2017 on the file of the High Court and upon hearing the arguments of M/S.MUTHAPPAN, Advocate for the petitioner and of MR. K.SRINIVASAN, SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR FOR CBI CASES, on behalf of the Respondent the court made the following order:- This petition has been filed to suspend the sentence of imprisonment imposed in the judgment dated 08.12.2017 made in C.C.No.1 of 2012 on the file of the II Additional District and Sessions Judge, CBI Cases, Coimbatore and enlarge the petitioner on bail, convicted and sentenced the petitioner as under: Conviction Sentence under Section Section 120(b) r/w.409, 465, 467, 468, 471 477(a) and Three years rigorous imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs.1,000/-.

Section 13(2) r/w.13(i) (c)(d) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988

2. Challenging the same, the present appeal has been filed along with this petition for suspension of sentence.

3. Taking into consideration of the submission of the learned counsels appearing on both sides, since there are some arguable points available in the appeal, I am inclined to pass the following orders: The substantive sentence imposed against the petitioner alone is suspended on condition that i) the petitioner shall execute a bond for a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees one lakh only) with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned II Additional District and Sessions Judge, CBI Cases, Coimbatore, within the said period of three weeks from today and ii) the petitioner shall appear before the above said Court on the first working day of every English calendar month at 10.30 a.m, until further orders.

-sd/- 20/12/2017 This order, on being produced, be punctually observed and carried into execution by all concerned TRUE COPY Sub-Assistant Registrar (Statistics/C.S.) High Court, Madras - 600 104.

TO 1 THE II, ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, CBI CASES, COIMBATORE.

2 THE SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR FOR CBI CASES, HIGH COURT, MADRAS.

3 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, SPE/CBI/ACB/CHENNAI, +1 C.C. to M/S.M.MUTHAPPAN Advocate on payment of necessary charges-Sr.23025

Order in CRL MP.16203/2017 in CRL A.793/2017 Date :20/12/2017 From 7.2.2001 the Registry is issuing certified copies of the BAIL/Anti.BAIL Orders in this format ths : 21.12.2017