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Palani v. The Inspector Of Police

2022-12-28Honourable Mr Justice A.A.Nakkiran4 pages

CRL.O.P.No.32469 of 2022 A.A.NAKKIRAN, J.

The petitioners, who apprehend arrest for the alleged offence under Sections 294(b), 323, 324 and 506(ii) of IPC read with Section 4 of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Woman Act 2002 in Crime No.586 of 2022 on the file of the respondent police, seek anticipatory bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the defacto complainants family and the petitioners families are close relatives there is civil dispute between both the parties. Due to previous motive first petitioner / A1 restrained the defacto complainants husband sand used filthy language and subsequently assaulted. Hence the complaint.

3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submit that the petitioners are innocents and they have not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. Hence, the learned counsel prays to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

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4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl.side) submitted that there is some land dispute and already civil dispute pending. The case in counter and the injured discharged from hospital. There is no previous case against the petitioners. However, he vehemently opposed to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and also considering the submission made by the learned Government Advocate (Crl.side), this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners with certain conditions. Accordingly, the petitioners is ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on their appearance, within a period of fifteen days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, before the learned Judicial Magistrate Court - II, VIrudhachalam on condition that the petitioners shall execute a separate 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 respondent police or the police officer who intends to arrest or to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate concerned and on further condition that: (a) the petitioners and the sureties shall affix their photographs and left thumb impression in the surety bond and 2/4

the Court concerned may obtain a copy of their Aadhar card or Bank pass Book to ensure their identity;

(b) the petitioners shall report before the respondent police daily at 10.30 a.m. for a period of four weeks and thereafter, as and when required for interrogation; (c) the petitioners shall not tamper with evidence or witness either during investigation or trial; (d) the petitioners 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 petitioners in accordance with law as if the conditions have been imposed and the petitioners 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]; and;

(f) if the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 229-A IPC.

28.12.2022 rna A.A.NAKKIRAN J.

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