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.13686 of 2011 PANDIAMMAL ... PETITIONER/SOLE ACCUSED Vs THE STATE BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE CSCID, MADURAI. CRIME NO.451/2011 ... RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT FOR PETITIONER : M/S.D.VENKATESH ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT : MR.DURAIPANDIAN 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, who is the sole accused in Crime No.451 of 2011 on the file of the respondent police for the alleged offence punishable under Section 6(4) of TNSC [RDCS] Order 1982 r/w Section 7(i)(a)(ii) of the Essential Commodities Act, has come forward with this petition seeking anticipatory bail. 2.According to the case of the prosecution, during the surprise check made by the officials, a total quantity of 650 Kgs of PDS rice is found in the petitioner's house. 3.The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is not the owner of the rice seized from her house. It was kept by somebody. He would further submit that the petitioner will not make any claim for the rice seized from her house under the Provisions of Essential Commodities Act. Further the petitioner is prepared to deposit a sum of Rs.10,000/- before the lower Court. 4.Having regard to the above submission, more particularly because of the statement made by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner shall not make any claim for the rice which has been seized from her house, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner with the following conditions. [i]Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail, in the event of arrest or on her appearance before the learned Judicial Magistrate No.II, Madurai, 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; [ii]The petitioner shall deposit a sum of Rs.10,000/-[Rupees Ten Thousand only] before the learned Judicial Magistrate No.II, Madurai; and https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ [iii]The petitioner shall report before the respondent police, as and when required. [iv]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.II, MADURAI. 2 DO-THRO' THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, MADURAI. 3 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CSCID, MADURAI. 4 THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI. +1 CC TO M/S.D.VENKATESH ADVOCATE SR.NO.36189. ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.13686 of 2011 Date :19/10/2011 2P/6C RPB : 21.10.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/