Prabhu v. The Sub Inspector of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 07/08/2023 PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice G.ILANGOVAN Prabhu

... Petitioner/Accused No.1

Vs The State, represented by The Sub-Inspector of Police, Government Hospital Police Station, Trichy District. (Crime No.1032 of 2023). ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.C.KARTHIKEYAN, Advocate. For Respondent : Mr.S.MANIKANDAN, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.438 of Cr.P.C. PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No.1032 of 2023 on the file of the Respondent Police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :-

The petitioner/Accused No.1, apprehending arrest at the hands of the respondent Police for the alleged offence punishable under Sections 294(b), 323, 324, 506(ii) of I.P.C. And Section 4 of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 2002, in Crime No.1032 of 2023 on the file of the respondent Police, seeks anticipatory bail.

¶2The case of the prosecution in defacto complainant's version is that the defacto complainant received information from his wife stating that the neighbor Lakshmi attacked his mother and she was taken to the hospital. Over the above said occurrence, information was given to the Palakarai Police Station and his mother was admitted in Government Hospital, Puthur. At about 2.15 p.m., on that date, the accused came to the hospital with knife, caused assault to him and his wife and criminally intimidated them. Later, they came to know, on enquiry, about the names of the accused, over which, this case has been registered.

¶3The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that only on coming to know that the said Lakshmi has attacked the mother of the defacto complainant, the petitioner and others went for making compromise talk with the defacto complainant in the hospital and except that they did not indulge in such sort of illegal activities.

¶4The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) would submit that even as per the allegation made in the First Information Report, the petitioner and others went to the Government Hospital with knife and caused assault. It is the serious issue. Hence, he makes strong objection to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

¶5Considering the above said factual aspects and considering the fact that the injured has been discharged from the hospital, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

¶6Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is allowed and the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on his appearance, before the learned Judicial Magistrate No.IV, Trichy, on condition that the petitioners 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 the petitioners shall appear before the respondent Police daily at 10.30 a.m. until further orders. The petitioners shall comply with the condition stipulated under Section 438 Cr.P.C. scrupulously.

¶7The petitioner shall appear before the concerned Magistrate within a period of 15 days from the date on which the order copy made ready, failing which, the petition for anticipatory bail stands dismissed.

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07/08/2023

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Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.)

Madurai Bench of Madras High Court,

Madurai - 625 023. INDU TO 1 THE JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE NO.4, TRICHY. 2 DO THROUGH THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, TRICHY DISTRICT. 3 THE SUB-INSPECTOR OF POLICE, GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL POLICE STATION, TRICHY DISTRICT. 4 THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI. ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.14354 of 2023 Date :07/08/2023 SA/MMS/SAR. 1/14.08.2023/4P/5C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17/07/2023.