BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Monday, the Fifth day of September Two Thousand Eleven PRESENT The Hon`ble Ms. Justice R.MALA CRL OP(MD) No.11632 of 2011 1 SONAI 2 THULASIAMMAL 3 RANJITHA 4 SANTHANAM ... PETITIONERS / ACCUSED Vs STATE REPRESENTED BY, THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE ALL WOMEN POLICE STATION, TIRUMANGALAM, CRIME NO.NOT KNOWN OF 2011 ... RESPONDENT / COMPLAINANT For Petitioner : M/S. S.RAVICHANDRAN Advocate For Respondent : MR.A.RAMAR, Additional Public Prosecutor ( Crl. Side) PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec. 438 Cr.P.C. ORDER : The Court Made the following order :- The petitioners apprehend arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the alleged offence punishable under Section 498(A) I.P.C., and hence, seek anticipatory bail. 2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor (Crl. Side) appearing for the State. 3. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that on the basis of the complaint given by the de-facto complainant, no case has been registered against the petitioners, only petition enquiry is pending. 4. Considering the submissions of the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. However, I am inclined to give a direction to the respondent not to harass the petitioners under the guise of petition enquiry. The respondent is directed to follow the dictum laid down in D.K.Basu Vs. State of West Bengal reported in AIR (1997) SC 610. 5. With the above direction, this Criminal Original petition is disposed of. sd/- 05/09/2011 / TRUE COPY / Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ TO 1. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE ALL WOMEN POLICE STATION, TIRUMANGALAM. 2. THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI. +1. CC to M/S. S.RAVICHANDRAN Advocate SR. No.29863 ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.11632 of 2011 Date :05/09/2011 RJ/7.9.11 2p/4c https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/