BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Friday, the Eighteenth day of November Two Thousand Eleven PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice V.PERIYA KARUPPIAH CRL OP(MD) No.14980 of 2011 1 BOOMINATHAN, 2 MAYALAGU 3 KANNAN 4 MARIAMMAL 5 DEVI 6 MUTHU @ BOOMI 7 KAVITHA 8 A.JEYAPANDI 9 CASE MANI 10 NALLATHANGAL 11 MUNIYANDI 12 ASOTHAI 13 SUGANYA ... PETITIONERS/ACCUSED NOS. 1 TO 13 Vs STATE REP.BY, THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MANAMADURAI ALL WOMEN POLICE STATION, SIVAGANGAI DISTRICT (CR.NO.9 OF 2011) ... RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT TAMILSELVI ... PETITIONER/INTERVENER/ DEFACTO COMPLAINANT For Petitioner : M/S. V.KANNAN Advocate For Respondent : MR.K.S.DURAIPANDIAN, Addl.Public Prosecutor(Crl.Side) For Intervener : M/S.L.MADHUSUDHANAN, Advocate 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 498(A), 506 (ii) of IPC and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act and 4 of Tamil Nadu Protection of Women Harassment Act read with 109 of IPC in Crime No.9 of 2011, on the file of the respondent police. They have approached this Court for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 2. Heard Mr.V.Kannan, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.K.C.Duraipandian, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the State. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioners had made an endorsement not pressing this petition for the present in so far as the petitioners 1 and 9 are concerned. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 4. In view of the endorsement made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, this petition is dismissed in respect of the petitioners 1 and 9. 5. In respect of the other petitioners, the learned counsel for the petitioners would submit in his argument that the petitioners 2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 10, 11,12 and 13 are in-laws and they have been implicated in this case on the allegation that they said to have demanded dowry and alleged to have cruelly treated the defacto complainant. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners 2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 10, 11,12 and 13 have been falsely implicated in this case. 6. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit in his argument that the petitioners 2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 10, 11,12 and 13 have been implicated on the allegation of demand of dowry and they are the in-laws of the defacto complainant. 7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and also Considering the fact that the petitioners 2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 10, 11,12 and 13 are the in-laws of the defacto complainant, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners 2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 10, 11,12 and 13 of course, subject to certain stringent conditions. 8. Accordingly, the petitioners 2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 10, 11,12 and 13 are directed to be released on bail, in the event of their arrest or on their appearance before the Judicial Magistrate concerned on executing separate 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 Additional District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate, Manamadurai, and on further condition that the petitioners 2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 10, 11,12 and 13 shall before the respondent police as and when required for the purpose of interrogation. 9. The petitioners 2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 10, 11,12 and 13 shall appear before the Magistrate concerned within a period of 15 days, failing which, the anticipatory bail granted shall stand automatically cancelled. Consequently connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed. Sd/- 18/11/2011 / TRUE COPY / Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023. TO 1 THE JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, MANAMADURAI 2 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE,MANAMADURAI ALL WOMEN POLICE STATION, SIVAGANGAI DT 3 THE ADDL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI +1. CC to M/S. V.KANNAN Advocate SR.No.40571 ssk/21.11.2011 /5c -2p/- ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.14980 of 2011 Date :18/11/2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/