Azhageswaran v. The Inspector of Police

CRL OP(MD)No.3680 of 2023 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 05.06.2023 PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN CRL OP(MD)No.3680 of 2023

1.Azhageswaran

2.Velammal

3.Ponrasu @ Ponraj

4.Jothi @ Gnanajothi

5.Arulanantham @ Arulprakasam ... Petitioners / Accused No.1 to 5 Vs

1.State rep by The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Keelakarai, Ramanathapuram District. (Crime No.1 of 2023) ... 1st Respondent / Complainant

2.K.Bhagyalakshmi ... 2nd Respondent / Defacto Complainant (R2 is suo-motue impleded as per order of this Court dated

24.02.2023 in Crl.O.P.(MD)No.3680 of 2023) For Petitioners : Mr.P.Santhana Krishnan, Advocate For Respondent : Mr.B.Thanga Aravindh, Government Advocate(Crl.side) PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.438 of Cr.P.C PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No.1 of 2023 on the file of the Respondent Police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioners/A1 to A5, who apprehend arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 294

(b), 406, 506(i) IPC in Crime No.1 of 2023 on the file of the respondent police, seek anticipatory bail.

2.The case of the prosecution is that the defacto complainant got married the first accused on 31.08.2017 and got divorce on

05.04.2021. During the marriage, the parents of the defacto complainant had presented 5 ½ sovereigns of gold jewels and ¼ CRL OP(MD)No.3680 of 2023 sovereign of gold coin i.e., 5 ¾ gold sovereigns and a sum of Rs.2,00,000/- to the first accused. When the defacto complainant asked to return the same, the accused persons abused and threatened her with dire consequences. Hence, the case.

3.On 03.03.2023, this Court granted interim anticipatory bail to the petitioners on condition that all the jewels have to handover to the defacto complainant within three months.

4.As per direction of this Court, the petitioners handed over jewels today before this Court and the same are duly received by the defacto complainant subject to the genuinity and weight.

5.Considering the above, the interim anticipatory bail already granted on 03.03.2023, is hereby made absolute. sd/- 05/06/2023 / TRUE COPY / /06/2023 Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023. GNS To

1.The Judicial Magistrate, Additional Mahila Court, Ramanathapuram.

2.Do through the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ramanathapuram District.

3.The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Keelakarai, Ramanathapuram District.

4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. +1CC to M/s.P.SANTHANA KRISHNAN, Advocate, SR-8103(I), dated

06.06.2023. ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.3680 of 2023 Date :05/06/2023 ED/CG/SAR- (09/06/2023) 2P 6C