BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Thursday, the Eleventh day of August Two Thousand Eleven PRESENT The Hon`ble Ms. Justice R.MALA CRL OP(MD) No.10411 of 2011 1 M. MURUGAN 2 M. MANIMEKALAI ... PETITIONERS / ACCUSED 1 & 2 Vs THE STATE THROUGH THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE SELLUR POLICE STATION (CRIME), MADURAI CITY, CRIME NO.NOT KNOWN OF 2011 ... RESPONDENT / COMPLAINANT For Petitioner : M/S. EDDY & EMBBOSS 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 Sections 406, 420, 465, 468 & 471 I.P.C., and hence, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners 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 submission 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 SIR (1997) SC 610. 5. With the above direction, this Criminal Original petition is disposed of. sd/- 11/08/2011 / 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 SELLUR POLICE STATION (CRIME), MADURAI CITY. 2. THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI. +1. CC to M/S. EDDY & EMBBOSS Advocate SR. No. 27585 ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.10411 of 2011 Date :11/08/2011 RJ/16.8.11 2p/4c https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/