BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Wednesday, the Seventh day of September Two Thousand Eleven PRESENT The Hon`ble Ms.Justice R.MALA CRL OP(MD) No.10477 of 2011 1. MAHESWARI 2. SOLLAMADI 3. RAMACHANDRAN 4. ANNA PUSHPAM 5. INDIRA GANDHI 6. SUBBIAH 7. GANESHAN : PETITIONERS/ACCUSED 2 to 8 Vs. THE STATE REP.BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE ALL WOMEN POLICE STATION, NANGUNERI, TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT. CRIME NO.9 OF 2011 : RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT For Petitioner : M/S. D.VENKATESH Advocate For Respondent : Mr. A.RAMAR Additional Public Prosecutor PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec. 438 Cr.P.C. ORDER : The Court Made the following order :- The petitioners apprehend arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 498(A) and 494 I.P.C and Section 4 of DP Act, in Crime No.9 of 2011 on the file of the respondent police and hence, seek anticipatory bail. 2. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the petitioners are arrayed as A2 to A8 and they are the in-laws of the de-facto complainant. He would further submit that a case has been registered for the offences under Sections 498(A) and 494 I.P.C and Section 4 of DP Act and A1, being the husband of the de-facto complainant who was already arrested and enlarged on bail and he apprehend for arrest and hence, he prays for enlargement on anticipatory bail. 3. Refuting the same, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor (Crl.Side) would submit that a case has been registered for demanding of dowry and causing cruelty. He fairly admitted that A1 being the husband of the de-facto complainant who was already arrested and enlarged on bail and hence, he prays for dismissal of this application. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 4. Considering the rival submissions made by both sides and also considering the fact that the marriage was performed between them 19 years back but a case has been registered on 07.08.2011 for the offences under Sections 498(A) and 494 I.P.C and Section 4 of DP Act and A1 being the husband of the de-facto complainant who was already arrested and enlarged on bail and the investigation is considerably over and the petitioners are only the in-laws of the de-facto complainant, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners with certain conditions. Accordingly, the petitioners are ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on their appearance before the learned Judicial Magistrate, Nanguneri and each of them executing 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 on further condition that the petitioners shall report 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. 5. The petitioners 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. Sd/- 07/09/2011 / TRUE COPY / Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023. TO 1. THE JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, NANGUNERI. 2. -DO- THRO' THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT. 3. THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI. 4. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ALL WOMEN POLICE STATION, NANGUNERI, TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT. +1 CC to M/S. D.VENKATESH Advocate SR.No.30313 ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.10477 of 2011 NSV/8.9.11/2P/6C Date :07/09/2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/