Manimaran v. State Rep. by
Case brief
What is this about?
Petitioner sought relaxation of bail condition requiring daily police appearance. Court modified condition to require appearance only every Monday, noting petitioner's regular compliance.
What did the court decide?
Bail condition modified to require appearance before police every Monday instead of daily.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Dated : 03.09.2020
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA
Crl.MP.No.5235 of 2020 in Crl.O.P.No.2082 of 2020
Manimaran ... Petitioner
Vs.
State by:
the Inspector of Police,
W-12 All Women Police Station,
Harbour Range,
Chennai 600 108.
(Crime No.333 of 2019) ... Respondent
Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed to relax the bail
condition imposed in Crl.O.P.No.2082 of 2020 dated 06.02.2020 by this
court.
For Petitioner : Mr.C.Ravichandran
For Respondent : Mr.M.Mohamed Riaz
Additional Public Prosecutor.
ORDER
(This case has been heard through video conference)
This court while granting bail to the petitioner in
Crl.O.P.No.2082 of 2020 dated 06.02.2020, has directed that the
petitioner shall appear before the respondent police daily at
10.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. until further orders. Now, this petition
has been filed to relax the above condition.
- The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has been complying the condition regularly till today and hence, prayed to relax above condition.
- The learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that the petitioner had complied the condition regularly till 31.03.2020 and thereafter, from 04.08.2020, he has been complied the condition till date.
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the bail condition of daily appearance before police can be relaxed given regular compliance by the petitioner.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Manimaran
- respondent
State by the Inspector of Police
Coram
A.D.Jagadish Chandira
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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