1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Wednesday, the Nineteenth day of October Two Thousand Eleven PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice S.NAGAMUTHU CRL OP(MD) No.13886 of 2011 R.JAWAHAR ... PETITIONER/ACCUSED(SINGLE) Vs THE STATE REP.BY THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE DISTRICT CRIME BRANCH, TUTICORIN IN CR.NO. 57/2011, TUTICORIN DISTRICT ... RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT For Petitioner : M/S. V.KATHIRVELU, Senior Counsel for M.S. S.RAGAVENTHRE Advocate For Respondent : MR. K.S. DURAI PANDIAN, Additional Public Prosecutor PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec. 438 Cr.P.C. ORDER : The Court Made the following order :- Apprehending arrest, at the hands of the respondent police, the petitioner, in Crime No.57 of 2011 on the file of the respondent police for the alleged offence punishable under Sections 409, 468, 420 and 477(A) of the Indian Penal Code, has come forward with this Petition seeking for anticipatory bail. 2.According to the case of the prosecution, the petitioner is the former President of Meelavittan Villge. It is alleged that during the period between 01.07.2011 and 03.10.2011, the Panchayat had spent a sum of Rs.2,17,26,204/-. The allegation is that the petitioner has not produced appropriate vouchers for the expenditure incurred by the Panchayat. 3.The learned Senior Counsel Mr.Kadirvelu, appearing for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner has got all the vouchers and he is prepared to produce all the vouchers to the respondent police under acknowledgment. He would further submit that the Block Development Officer has mistakenly given this complaint, without even enquiring about the accounts to the petitioner and other officials in the Panchayat. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 4.Having regard to the above submission made by the learned Senior Counsel that the petitioner is prepared to produce all the vouchers so as to account for the expenditure incurred by the panchayat, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner, but with conditions. 5.Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on his appearance before the learned Judicial Magistrate No.1, Tuticorin, on 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 respondent police or the police officer who intends to arrest or to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate concerned and on further condition that the petitioner shall produce all the vouchers before the respondent police under acknowledgment within a period of 30 days from today. Failure to produce the vouchers as undertaking before this Court, the respondent police will be at liberty to move for cancellation of this order. The petitioner shall comply with the condition stipulated under Section 438 Cr.P.C scrupulously. sd/- 19/10/2011 / TRUE COPY / Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023. TO 1 THE JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE NO.I, TUTICORIN 2 THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, TUTICORIN 3 THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, DISTRICT CRIME BRANCH, TUTICORIN , TUTICORIN DISTRICT 4 THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI. +1. CC to M/S. S.RAGAVENTHRE Advocate SR.No.36203 ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.13886 of 2011 Date :19/10/2011 TR :20.10.2011: 2p/6c https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/