BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Friday, the Twenty Ninth day of July Two Thousand Eleven PRESENT The Hon`ble Ms. Justice R.MALA CRL OP(MD) No.9613 of 2011 K. HEMANAND ... PETITIONER / SOLE ACCUSED Vs THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU REP. BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE, B1 POLICE STATION, MADURAI. ... RESPONDENT / COMPLAINANT For Petitioner : M/S. M.RAJENDRAN 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 :- Apprehending arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the alleged offences punishable under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act in STC No.176 of 2009 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Madurai, the petitioner/Sole accused has approached this Court for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 2. Heard both sides. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is the sole accused in STC.No.176 of 2009 and because of his non appearance, Non Bailable Warrant has been issued on 29.4.2011. Hence, he has come forward with this application for anticipatory bail. 4. Considering the fact that because of non appearance of the petitioner the Non Bailable Warrant has been issued, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. However, at the request of the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner is directed to surrender himself before the learned Magistrate and to file an application for bail and in the event of filing such an application, the learned Judicial Magistrate No.1, Madurai is directed to consider the bail application on the same day on merits. 4. With the aforesaid direction, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of. sd/- 29/07/2011 / 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 JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE NO.I, MADURAI. 2. THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE MADURAI. 3. INSPECTOR OF POLICE B1 POLICE STATION, MADURAI. 4. THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI. +1. CC to M/S. M.RAJENDRAN Advocate SR. No.25132 ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.9613 of 2011 Date :29/07/2011 RJ/2.8.11 2p/6c https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/