BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Wednesday, the Fourteenth day of September Two Thousand Eleven PRESENT THE HON`BLE MS.JUSTICE R.MALA CRL OP(MD) No.12188 of 2011 A. PEPSI GANESHAN @ GANESHAN ... PETITIONER/ACCUSED (RANK NOT KNOWN) Vs THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE KOODANKULAM POLICE STATION, TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT, CRIME NO.225/2011 ... RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT For Petitioner : M/S. D.VENKATESH Advocate For Respondent : 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 petitioner/Accused apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 143, 188, 294(b), 427 r/w Section 34 IPC and Section 3 of TNPPDL Act, in Crime No.225 of 2011 on the file of the respondent police and hence seeks anticipatory bail. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is an innocent person and he has not committed any offence. He further submits that the petitioner and other villagers for making arrangement against the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant and the case has been registered against them and the co-accused has already been enlarged on bail and some of the accused enlarged on anticipatory bail and hence he pray for enlargement on anticipatory bail. 3. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the case has been registered against 17 named persons and other unnamed persons and he further submits that they have caused damage to the tune of Rs.300/- and the investigation is going on and hence he prays for dismissal of this application. 4.Considering the rival submission made on both sides, the alleged occurrence took place on 17.08.2011 the case has been registered under the provisions 143, 188, 294(b), 427 r/w Section 34 IPC and Section 3 of TNPPDL Act, since the villagers of surrounding area of Koodankulam made agitation stated that the project will cause hazard to the human life and the co-accused enlarged on bail and even though he was not arrested he neither interfered with the investigation not absconding from the jurisdiction I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner on condition that the petitioner shall deposit a sum of Rs.300/- (Rupees Three Hundred Only) to the credit of Crime No.225 of 2011 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Valliyoor and on receipt of the same, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail in the event of his arrest or on his appearance before the learned Judicial Magistrate, Valliyoor on his 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 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ of the learned Judicial Magistrate concerned and on further condition that the petitioner shall report before the court concerned daily at 10.30 am., until further orders. The petitioner shall comply with the condition stipulated under Section 438 Cr.P.C scrupulously. 5. The petitioner shall appear before the concerned Magistrate within a period of 15 days from the date on which the order copy made ready, failing which the petition for anticipatory bail stands dismissed. sd/- 14/09/2011 / TRUE COPY / Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023. TO 1. THE JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, VALLIYOOR 2. THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, TIRUNELVELI 3. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE KOODANKULAM POLICE STATION, TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT. 4. THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT MADURAI +1. CC to M/S. D.VENKATESH Advocate SR.No.31490 GH : 15.09.2011 : 2p/6c ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.12188 of 2011 Date :14/09/2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/