BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT (Criminal Jurisdiction) Monday, the Tenth day of October Two Thousand Eleven PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice S.NAGAMUTHU CRL OP(MD) No.12791 of 2011 1 YESUTHANGAM 2 GOVINDAN :PETITIONERS / ACCUSED NOS.2&3 -Vs- THE STATE REP. BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, BHOOTHAPANDY POLICE STATION, KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT. CRIME NO.289 OF 2011. :RESPONDENT / COMPLAINANT For Petitioner : M/S. J.JAWAHAR 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:- Apprehending arrest, the petitioners, who are accused Nos. 2 & 3 in Crime No.289 of 2011 on the file of the respondent Police for the alleged offences punishable under Section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Code and later on altered into 306 of the Indian Penal Code, have come forward with this Petition seeking for anticipatory bail. 2.According to the case of the prosecution, the first accused in this case is the husband of the deceased and the other petitioners are mother-in- law and father-in-law of the deceased. The marriage between the first accused and the deceased happened in the year 2005. It is alleged that these petitioners along with the first accused harassed the deceased, which prompted the deceased to commit suicide. 3.Initially, this case was registered under Section 174 of Cr.P.C., and later on, the same was altered into one under Section 306 of I.P.C. 4.According to the learned counsel for the petitioners, the petitioners are aged people and they have not committed any offence. Insofar as the overt acts against these petitioners are concerned, it is submitted that the allegations are very vague. 5.Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case more particularly the vagueness of the allegations, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 6.Accordingly, the petitioners are ordered to be released on bail, in the event of arrest or on their appearance before the learned Judicial Magistrate, Bhoothapandy, on each of them 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 petitioners shall appear before the respondent police every day at 10.30 a.m., for a period of 8 weeks. The petitioners shall comply with the condition stipulated under Section 438 Cr.P.C scrupulously. sd/- 10/10/2011 / TRUE COPY / Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) TO: 1.The Judicial Magistrate, Bhoothapandy, Kanyakumari District. 2.-Do- Thro' The Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kanyakumari @ Nagercoil. 3.The Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 4.The Inspector of Police, Bhoothapandy Police Station, Kanyakumari District +1CC to M/S. J.JAWAHAR Advocate SR.No.35198. RP/12.10.2011/1P/6C. ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.12791 of 2011,Date:10/10/2011. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/