BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Thursday, the Seventeenth day of November Two Thousand Eleven PRESENT THE HON`BLE MR.JUSTICE V.PERIYA KARUPPIAH CRL OP(MD) No.14589 of 2011 LAKSHMANAN ... PETITIONERS/ACCUSED No.3 Vs THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE DISTRICT CRIME BRANCH, NAGERCOIL, KANYAKUMARI DT, CR NO. 85/2011 ... RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT For Petitioner : M/S. P.T.RAMESH RAJA Advocate For Respondent : 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 is the accused and he prayed for grant of anticipatory bail under Section 438 Cr.P.C for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 420, 468, 471 of IPC in Crime No.85 of 2011 on the file of the respondent police. 2. Heard Mr.P.T.Ramesh Raja, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr.K.S.Duraipandian, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the state. 3. According to the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner the petitioner is an innocent person and the allegation against him is that the petitioner along with other accused said to have created some forged document and sold away some property belonged to the defacto complainant. He would further submit that the petitioner is only an attestor and he has got nothing to do with the alleged offence. He would further submit that the petitioner has got permanent root in the society and he is ready to abide by any condition likely to be imposed by this Court. 4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would oppose the grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. He would further submit that if for any reason, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner, suitable conditions may be imposed for the secured persence of the petitioner. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and also considering the fact that the petitioner is only an attestor to the document and the petitioner is having permanent root in the society, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner, but with stringent conditions. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on his appearance before the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Nagercoil and 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 learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Nagercoil and on further condition that the petitioner shall appear before the respondent police every day at 10.30 am., for a period of two weeks. The petitioner shall comply with the condition stipulated under Section 438 Cr.P.C scrupulously. 7. The petitioner shall appear before the Magistrate concerned within a period of 15 days failing which, the anticipatory bail granted shall stand automatically cancelled. sd/- 17/11/2011 / TRUE COPY / Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023. TO 1. THE JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE NO.I, NAGERCOIL 2. THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, KANYAKUMARI AT NAGERCOIL 3. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE DISTRICT CRIME BRANCH, NAGERCOIL, KANYAKUMARI DT, 4. THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI. +1. CC to M/S. P.T.RAMESH RAJA Advocate SR.No.40117 GH : 18.11.2011 : 2P/6C ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.14589 of 2011 Date :17/11/2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/