1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT (Criminal Jurisdiction) Wednesday, the Twenty Eighth day of December Two Thousand Eleven PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice S. RAJESWARAN CRL OP(MD) No.17151 of 2011 K. MURUGIAH PANDIAN :PETITIONER / ACCUSED NO.2 -Vs- THE STATE REP. BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, DISTRICR CRIME BRANCH, THOOTHUKUDI DISTRICT. CR NO.70/2011 :RESPONDENT / COMPLAINANT For Petitioner : M/S. VIJAY DHANDAPANI, Advocate For Respondent : MR.C.RAMESH, ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR. PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec. 438 Cr.P.C. ORDER : The Court Made the following order :- The petitioner apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police, for the alleged offences under Sections 419, 468, 471, 420 and 120(B) I.P.C. in Crime No.70 of 2011, seeks anticipatory bail. 2.Heard Mr.Vijay Dhandapani, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.C.Ramesh, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, appearing for the respondent State. 3.The case of the petitioner is that he is Accused No.2 in Crime No.70 of 2011. In a similar matter, the 3rd accused, who had purchased the property had been granted anticipatory bail, by this court,in Crl.OP.No.16299 of 2011, on 19.12.2011 and the 7th accused, who also stands on a similar footing as that of the petitioner (being a witness to the power of attorney) was also granted anticipatory bail by this court in Crl.OP.No.17073 of 2011, dated 21.12.2011. Therefore, he submits that this petitioner/A-2 being a witness, who is also similarly placed as that of the other accused who had obtained orders, could also be granted anticiaptory bail. 4.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the co-accused already granted anticipatory bail by this court. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 5.In the light of the above and considering the facts that the co-accused were granted anticipatory bail, this court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner with certain conditions. 6.Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on his appearance before the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thoothukudi and on 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 learned Magistrate concerned and on further conditionthat the petitioner shall report befor ethe respondent police daily at 10.00 a.m for a period of four weeks. The petitioner shall comply with the condition stipulated under section 438 Cr.P.C Scrupulously. 7.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/- 28/12/2011 / TRUE COPY / Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023. TO: 1.The Judicial Magistrate No.I, Thoothukudi. 2.-Do- Thro' The Chief Judicial Magistrate, Thoothukudi. 3.The Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 4.The Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Thoothukudi District. +1. CC to M/S. VIJAY DHANDAPANI Advocate SR.No.46202. RP/29.12.2011/2P/6C. ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.17151/11 Date :28/12/2011. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/