BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Wednesday, the Seventh day of September Two Thousand Eleven PRESENT The Hon`ble Ms.Justice R.MALA CRL OP(MD) No.11741 of 2011 1.RAMAKRISHNAN 2 POWNRAJ 3 POWNTHAI ... PETITIONERS / ACCUSED (RANK NOT KNOWN) Vs STATE: REP. BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ALL WOMEN POLICE STATION, AUNDIPATTI, THENI DISTRICT (CR.NO.NOT KNOWN/2011) ... RESPONDENT/ COMPLAINANT For Petitioner : M/S.P. SENGUTTARASAN Advocate For Respondent : M/S.A.RAMAR, Govt. Advocate ( 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 Section 498(A) I.P.C. and Section 4 of Tamilnadu Women Harassment Act and hence, seek 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 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ in D.K.Basu Vs. State of West Bengal reported in AIR (1997) SC 610. 5. With the above direction, this Criminal Original petition is disposed of. sd/- 07/09/2011 / TRUE COPY / Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) TO 1. THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI 2 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE ALL WOMEN POLICE STATION, AUNDIPATTI, THENI DIST +1. CC to M/S.P. SENGUTTARASAN Advocate SR.No.30634 ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.11741 of 2011 Date :07/09/2011 SMA/09.9.2011/4C/2P https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/