BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Thursday, the Fifteenth day of December Two Thousand Eleven PRESENT THE HON`BLE MR.JUSTICE V.PERIYA KARUPPIAH CRL OP(MD) No.16015 of 2011 DEVADASON ROBERT ... PETITIONER/SOLE ACCUSED Vs THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, SATTANKULAM POLICE STATION, TUTICORIN DT. (CR.NO.222 OF 2011) ... RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT For Petitioner : M/S. T.A.EBENEZER Advocate For Respondent : MR.K.S.DURAIPANDIAN, Additional Public Prosecutor PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec. 438 Cr.P.C. ORDER : The Court Made the following order :- The petitioner/sole accused apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the alleged offences under sEction 139 of the Electricity Act, 2003, in Crime NO.222 of 2011 on the file of the respondent police and hence, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. Heard Mr.T.A.Ebenezer, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.K.S.Duraipandian, learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondent state. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit in his argument that the case of the prosecution is that the petitioner drove the Scropio Turbo bearing Registration NO.TN 07 AA 180 in a rash and negligent manner and caused accident and damaged the transformer to the tune of Rs.1,25,000/-. He would further submit that he was suspected for the damage and he has not involved in the said accident. He would further submit that the petitioner is an innocent person and he has been falsely implicated in this case and he is ready to abide any condition likely to be imposed on him and hence, the petitioner may be released on anticipatory bail. 4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit in his argument that the investigation is offing and if for any reasons, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner, suitable conditions may be imposed against him. 5. Considering the submissions made by both sides, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner with certain condition. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail in the event of his arrest or on his appearance before the Judicial Magistrate concerned on conditions that the petitioner shall deposit a sum of Rs.1,25,000/- (Rupees one lakh and Twenty five thousand only) before the learned Judicial Magistrate Sathankulam, to the credit of Crime NO.222 of 2011 on the file of the respondent police and on such deposit, the petitioner shall execute bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ (Rupees Ten thousand only) with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Sathankulam and on further condition that the petitioner shall appear before the respondent police as and when required for the purpose of interrogation. 6. The petitioner shall appear before the Magistrate concerned within a period of 15 days, failing which the anticipatory bail granted shall stand automatically vacated. sd/- 15/12/2011 / TRUE COPY / Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023. TO 1. THE JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, SATHANKULAM 2. THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE TUTICORIN DISTRICT 3. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, SATTANKULAM POLICE STATION, TUTICORIN DT. 4. THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI. +1. CC to M/S. T.A.EBENEZER Advocate SR.No.44015 GH : 19.12.2011 : 2P/6C ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.16015 of 2011 Date :15/12/2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/