BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Thursday, the Twentieth day of October Two Thousand Eleven PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice S.NAGAMUTHU CRL OP(MD) No.13760 of 2011 1 SINGARAYAN 2 RANI @ JANSI RANI ... PETITIONERS/ACCUSED 2 & 3 Vs STATE REP.BY, THE SUB-INSPECTOR OF POLICE ALL WOMEN POLICE STATION, COLACHEL, KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT, CRIME NO.22/2011 ... RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT For Petitioner : M/S. M.R.SREENIVASAN Advocate For Respondent : MR.K.S.DURAIPANDI, Addl.Public Prosecutor(Crl.Side) 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 petitioners, who are the accused Nos.2 and 3 in Crime No.22 of 2011 on the file of the respondent Police for the alleged offence punishable under Sections 498(A), 406 of I.P.C and Sections 3, 4 and 6 of Dowry Prohibition Act, have come forward with this Petition seeking anticipatory bail. 2.According to the case of the prosecution, the first accused in this case is the husband of the de facto complainant. The first petitioner herein is the father-in-law and second petitioner is the sister-in-law of the de facto complainant. The marriage between the first accused and de facto complainant was celebrated in the year 2010. After the marriage, it is alleged that all these accused joined with the first accused demanded dowry and harassed the de facto complainant. 3.The learned counsel for the petitioners would refute the above allegations. He would further submit that after the marriage, some misunderstanding arose between the husband and wife and because of that, they lived separately. The petitioners have nothing to do with the offence. The first petitioner is aged 68 years and second petitioner is only the sister-in-law. She has been given in marriage elsewhere. 4.Having regard to the age of the first petitioner and also of the fact that the second petitioner has already been given in marriage in a different village, and having regard to fact that there https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ are no specific overt acts against these petitioners, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 5.Accordingly, the petitioners are ordered to be released on bail, in the event of arrest or on their appearance before the learned Judicial Magistrate, Eraniel, on each 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 first petitioner shall report before the respondent police, every day at 10.30 a.m for a period of four weeks and the second petitioner shall report before the respondent police as and when required. The petitioners shall comply with the condition stipulated under Section 438 Cr.P.C scrupulously. Sd/- 20/10/2011 / TRUE COPY / Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023. TO 1 THE JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE ERANIEL 2 THE SUB-INSPECTOR OF POLICE ALL WOMEN POLICE STATION, COLACHEL, KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT 3 THE ADDL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI +1. CC to M/S. M.R.SREENIVASAN Advocate SR.No.36406 ssk/21.10.2011 /5c -2p/- ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.13760 of 2011 Date :20/10/2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/