Manojkumar @ Manithaneyam v. The Inspector of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 22/08/2023 PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice G.ILANGOVAN

¶1Manojkumar @ Manithaneyam

¶2Mohan ... Petitioners / Accused No.3 & 5 Vs State rep by The Inspector of Police, Sivakasi East Police Station, Virudhunagar District. (Crime No.282/2023.) ... Respondent / Complainant

For Petitioners : M/s.Veerapandiselvaraj.S, Advocate.

For Respondent : Mr.B.Nambiselvan,

Additional Public Prosecutor PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.438 of Cr.P.C PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No.282 of 2023 on the file of the respondent police ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioners, who apprehend arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 294(b), 341, 323, 324 and 307 of IPC, in Crime No.282 of 2023, on the file of the respondent police, seek anticipatory bail.

¶2The case of the prosecution is that due to political issue, the petitioners along with the other accused persons, abused the defacto complainant in filthy language and also attacked him. Hence, the complaint.

¶3The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are innocent and they have not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. He further submitted that due to previous enmity, the present complaint has been given by the defacto complainant.

¶4The learned Government Advocate(Crl.Side) appearing for the respondent submits that no previous case is pending against the petitioners and also submitted that no one sustained injury in the above said incident.

¶5Considering the facts and the circumstances of this case and also of the fact that no one was sustained injury in the above said incident and the petitioners are not having any previous cases, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners, however, with stringent conditions.

¶6Accordingly, the petitioners are ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or their appearance, before the learned Judicial Magistrate No.2, Sivakasi, and on their executing a bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/-(Rupees Ten Thousand only)each, 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 on every Saturday at 10.30 am until further orders. The petitioners shall comply with the conditions stipulated under Section 438 Cr.P.C. scrupulously.

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

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22/08/2023

/ TRUE COPY /

/09/2023

Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S. )

Madurai Bench of Madras High Court,

Madurai - 625 023. TTA To

1.The Judicial Magistrate No.II, Sivakasi.

2.Do through the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Virudhunagar District at Srivilliputhur.

3.The Inspector of Police, Sivakasi East Police Station, Virudhunagar District.

4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. +1 CC to M/s.S.VEERAPANDI SELVARAJ, Advocate ( SR-12574[I] dated 22/08/2023 ) ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.15220 of 2023 Date :22/08/2023 ED/JGB/SAR- (08/09/2023) 4P / 6C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17/07/2023