Manikandan @ Sankar v. The Inspector of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 13/10/2023 PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice G.ILANGOVAN Manikandan @ Sankar ... Petitioner/Accused No.4

Vs State Rep.by The Inspector of Police, Karaikudi North Police Station, Sivagangai District, Crime No.216/2023. ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.KR.Bharathi Kannan,Advocate

For Respondent : Mr.R.M.Anbunithi,

Additional Public Prosecutor. PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.439 of Cr.P.C. PRAYER :- For Bail in Crime No.216 of 2023 on the file of the respondent police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner/ Accused apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences under Sections 294(b), 308 of IPC and 27(2), 29(a) of Arms Act, in Crime No.216 of 2023, on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

¶2The case of the prosecution is that on 07.08.2023, at about 3 p.m., when the defacto complainant was riding his two wheeler, a car was driven in a rash and negligent manner. When the defacto complainant has questioned the driver of the four wheeler, some persons alighted from the car and threatened the defacto complainant by showing pistol, made a shot in order to threaten the defacto complainant and used filthy language. Hence the complaint.

¶3The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is an innocent, he has been falsely implicated in this case and he has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution.

¶4The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent would submit that some of the accused are absconding and no previous case is pending against the petitioner.

¶5Considering the period of incarceration and also considering that no previous case is pending against the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner with certain conditions.

¶6Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is allowed and the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail, on executing a personal 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 Judicial Magistrate, Karaikudi, and on further condition that the petitioner shall report before the respondent police daily at 10.30 a.m. until further orders. sd/- 13/10/2023 / TRUE COPY / 13/10/2023 Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023. INDU TO THE JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, KARAIKUDI DO THROUGH: THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, SIVAGANGAI DISTRICT. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE KARAIKUDI NORTH POLICE STATION, SIVAGANGAI DISTRICT. THE SUPERINTENDENT CENTRAL PRISON, MADURAI. THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI. +1 CC to M/s.K.R.BHARATHI KANNAN, Advocate ( SR-15134[I] dated 13/10/2023 ) ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.18388 of 2023 Date :13/10/2023 PKP/13.10.2023/ 4P/ 7C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17/07/2023