BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Tuesday, the Twelfth day of July Two Thousand Eleven PRESENT The Hon`ble Ms.Justice R.MALA CRL OP(MD) No.8301 of 2011 1 K.PERUMAL 2 P.RAMALAKSHMI 3 P.MARIAPPAN 4 RAJALAKSHMI ..PETITIONERS/ACCUSED 2 TO 5 Vs. STATE REP.BY THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ALL WOMEN POLICE STATION, SANKARANKOVIL, CR.NO.8/2011, TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT. ..RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT For Petitioners : M/S.M.GNANAGURUNATHAN Advocate For Respondent : MR.A.RAMAR, Additional Public Prosecutor For Defacto Complainant : MS.S.RAGAVENTHRE, Advocate 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 offence punishable under Sections 294(b), 498(A) and 506(i) of I.P.C and Section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dowry Prohibition Act in Crime No.8 of 2011 on the file of the respondent police and hence, seek anticipatory bail. 2.The learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the first and second petitioners are the father-in-law and mother-in-law of the de-facto complainant and the third petitioner is brother-in-law of the de-facto complainant and the fourth petitioner is the wife of the third petitioner. He would further submit that the marriage between the first accused and the de-facto complainant has been taken place in the year 1996 and the alleged occurrence demanding dowry is said to have been taken place on 13.12.2011, but the complaint has been given only on 01.07.2011. He would further submit that the husband was already arrested and enlarged on bail and the investigation is considerably over and now the petitioners apprehend arrest at the hands of the respondent police and hence they have come forward with the application, seeking anticipatory bail. 3. Ms.S.Ragaventhre, learned counsel for the de-facto complainant, would submit that the petitioners have demanded Rs.7,00,000/- at the instigation of the first accused and received several lakhs of rupees and so, she prayed for dismissal of this petition. 4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor (Crl.Side) would submit that A-1/husband of the de-facto complainant was already https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ arrested and enlarged on bail and the investigation is in initial stage and hence, he prayed for dismissal of this petition. 5. Considering the rival submissions made by both sides and also considering the fact that the marriage between the first accused and the de-facto complainant had taken place in the year 1996 and the petitioners are close relatives and the alleged occurrence had taken place on 13.12.2010, but the complaint has been registered only on 01.07.2011 and the husband/A-1 has already been enlarged on bail and the investigation is going on and since the petitioners are in-laws of the de-facto complainant, and even though the petitioners were not arrested, neither they tampering the witnesses nor absconding from the jurisdiction, 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, Sankarankovil, Tirunelveli District 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 Court concerned daily at 10.30 a.m. until further orders. The petitioners shall comply with the condition stipulated under Section 438 Cr.P.C. Scrupulously. 6. 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/- 12/07/2011 / TRUE COPY / Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) TO 1 THE JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, SANKARANKOVIL, TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT. 2 -Do-Thro' THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE TIRUNELVELI. 3 THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI. 4 THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ALL WOMEN POLICE STATION, SANKARANKOVIL, TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT. +1CC to M/S.K.ANAND, Advocate SR.No.22853 +1CC to MS.S.RAGAVENTHRE, Advocate SR.No.22555 akm/14.07.11 /2p-7c/ ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.8301 of 2011 Date :12/07/2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/