Petitioner sought modification of anticipatory bail conditions to appear before a different police station, citing life threats. The court noted the petitioner's non-compliance with previous orders and the gravity of the offence. The petition was dismissed.
Petition to modify bail conditions was dismissed.
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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction )
Thursday, the Twenty Third day of November Two Thousand Seventeen
PRESENT
The Hon`ble Mr.Justice M.DHANDAPANI
CRL MP(MD) No.10461 of 2017 IN CRL OP(MD) No.14402 of 2017
K.KANNAN ... PETITIONER/ PETITIONER/ ACCUSED NO.1
Vs
STATE REP.BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ETTAIYAPURAM POLICE STATION, THOOTHUKUDI DISTRICT. CRIME NO. 360/2017.
... RESPONDENT/ RESPONDENT/ COMPLAINANT
Petition praying that in the circumstances stated therein and in the petition filed therewith the High Court will be pleased to modify the condition imposed on the Petitioner by this Honourable Court while granting anticipatory bail to him by the order dated 26.10.2017 in CRl.O.P. (MD) No. 14402 of 2017 and consequently to permit him to appear before any other police station in Thoothukudi district instead of the respondent police station and pass such further or other orders as this Honourable Court.
Order : This petition coming on for orders upon perusing the petition filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of M/S.S.MALAIKANI, Advocate for the petitioner and of M/S.K.ANBARASAN, Government Advocate(Crl.Side) on behalf of the Respondent the court made the following order:-
The Petitioner filed this modification petition to modify the condition imposed by this Court against the petitioner in Crl.O.P. (MD)No.14402 of 2017, dated 26.10.2017 and consequently to permit the petitioner to appear before any other police station in Thoothukudi District instead of the respondent police station.
2.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that if the petitioner appear before the respondent police, there is a life threat to him. Hence he prayed for modification.
3.The Learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) appearing for the respondent Police submitted that petitioner did not comply with the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ order, dated 26.10.2017, passed by this Court and not even appeared in a single day before the respondent police.
4.Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and also considering the gravity of the offence , I am not inclined to modify the condition. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed.
sd/23/11/2017
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Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023. TO
+1. C.C. to M/S.S.MALAIKANI Advocate SR.No.34967
ORDER
IN CRL MP(MD) No.10461 of 2017 IN
CRL OP(MD) No.14402 of 2017 Date :23/11/2017
MS/PM-PN/SAR.3/23.11.2017/2P.6C
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the condition of appearing before a specific police station imposed on the petitioner under anticipatory bail should be modified due to alleged life threat.
Whether the petitioner's failure to comply with the previous bail order justifies refusing the modification.
Whether the gravity of the offence overrides the petitioner's plea for modification of bail conditions.
K. KANNAN
STATE
M. DHANDAPANI
As recorded by the court registry
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