K.Karuppiah v. the Inspector of Police
Case brief
What is this about?
This order modified the bail conditions for two accused arrested for robbery and theft. The court directed them to report to the Judicial Magistrate No.I, Sivagangai, instead of the police station previously stipulated, citing police intervention as a reason for non-compliance.
What did the court decide?
Bail condition modified to report to Judicial Magistrate No.I, Sivagangai instead of police.
What the court decided
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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 20.06.2017 CORAM : THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN
Crl.O.P(MD).No.7404 of 2017
1.K.Karuppiah 2.K.Arumugam ...Petitioners/Accused Nos 1 & 2 Vs.
The State rep., by the Inspector of Police, Anna Nagar (Crime)Police Station, Madurai. (Crime No.453/2017) ...Respondent/Complainant
PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 439(1)(b) of Cr.P.C., to modify the condition imposed on the petitioners in Crl.M.P.No.13 of 2017 dated 04.05.2017, by the learned Vacation Sessions Judge, Madurai with a direction to the petitioners to appear before the learned Judicial Magistrate No.VI, Madurai.
For Petitioners : Mr.C.M.Arumugam For Respondent : Mr.R.Ramachandran, Additional Public Prosecutor
ORDER
This Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 439(1)(b) of Cr.P.C., to modify the bail condition imposed by the learned Vacation Sessions Judge, Madurai in Crl.M.P.No.13 of 2017 dated 04.05.2017.
- Heard Mr.C.M.Arumugam, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and Mr.R.Ramachandran, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent.
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether to modify the bail conditions imposed by the Vacation Sessions Judge regarding reporting frequency and authority.
Whether the petitioners' inability to comply with police reporting due to police intervention justifies modifying bail conditions.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
K.Karuppiah
- petitioner
K.Arumugam
- respondent
The State
Coram
Case details
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