1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Thursday, the Thirteenth day of October Two Thousand Eleven PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice S.NAGAMUTHU CRL OP(MD) No.12475 of 2011 S.M.UDUMAN MOHIDEEN ... PETITIONER/ACCUSED No.3 Vs THE STATE REP.BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, TOWN POLICE STATION, SANKARANKOIL TIRUNELVELI DT. ... RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT For Petitioner : M/S. N.MOHIDEEN BASHA Advocate For Respondent : MR.K.S.DURAI PANDI, Addl.Public Prosecutor ( Crl. Side) PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec. 438 Cr.P.C. ORDER : The Court Made the following order :- The petitioner is the third accused in Crime No.550 of 2011 on the file of the respondent police for offences under Sections 489 (B) IPC. Apprehending arrest at the hands of the respondent police, he is before this Court seeking anticipatory bail. 2. According to the case of prosecution, the petitioner is a business man in textiles. The accused Nos.1 and 2 are manufacturing handkerchiefs and supply the same to various dealers including the petitioner. For the products supplied, it is alleged that the petitioner gave a sum of Rs.50,000/- on 29.07.2011, which was collected by A2 and handed over to A1. The first accused took the money to the Bank. At that time, it was found that some of the currency notes were all counterfeit notes. Based on the complaint of the Branch Manager of the State Bank of India, the present case has been registered. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that assuming that the currency notes has been found as counterfeit notes, it was done unconsciously. Therefore, the petitioner has got nothing to do with any offence. 4. I have considered the above submissions. 5. As of now, there is no material to show that the petitioner has got any bad antecedent. Apart from that there is also no strong case, https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 as of now indicating that the petitioner has got knowledge that the currency notes were fake notes. In such view of the matter, I find that the petitioner has made out a case for grant of anticipatory bail. Therefore, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner, but with 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, Sankarankoil, 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 respondent police or the police officer who intends to arrest or to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate concerned and on further condition that the petitioner shall report before the respondent police every day at 10.30 a.m. for a period of eight weeks. The petitioner shall comply with the condition stipulated under Section 438 Cr.P.C scrupulously. sd/- 13/10/2011 / TRUE COPY / Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023. TO 1 THE JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, SANKARANKOVIL. 2 DO-THRO' THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, TIRUNELVELI. 3 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, TOWN POLICE STATION, SANKARANKOVIL, TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT. 4 THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI. +1 CC to M/S. N.MOHIDEEN BASHA Advocate SR.No.35621 ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.12475 of 2011 Date :13/10/2011 PA/18.10.2011/2P/6C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/