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Rayan @ Rajan @ Godwinraj v. The Sub Inspector of Police

Madras HC18 Aug 2020CRL MP(MD)/4014/2020

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What is this about?

Bail petition to modify a condition requiring blood sureties. Due to COVID-19 lockdown preventing family members from entering Tamil Nadu, the High Court allowed the petitioner to furnish local sureties instead, with an option to substitute blood sureties later.

What did the court decide?

The condition requiring blood sureties was modified to permit the petitioner to furnish two local sureties for the present.

Rayan @ Rajan @ Godwinraj Vs The Sub Inspector of Police — Bail and Remand | Madras HC (2020)

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction )

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Tuesday, the Eighteenth day of August Two Thousand Twenty

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PRESENT

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The Hon'ble Mr.Justice G.R.SWAMINATHAN

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CRL MP(MD) No.4014 of 2020 IN CRL OP(MD) No.5402 of 2020

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RAYAN @ RAJAN @ GODWINRAJ ... PETITIONER/PETITIONER

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THE STATE REP. BY THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KALIYAKKAVILAI POLICE STATION, KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT. (CRIME No.20 OF 2003) ... RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT

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Petition praying that in the circumstances stated therein and in the petition filed therewith the High Court will be pleased to modify the condition No 1, in the order dated 21.05.2020 made in Crl.OP(MD).No. 5402 of 2020 on the file of this Hon'ble Court to the effect that the petitioner shall give cash surety for a sum of Rs.10000/.

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Order : This petition coming on for orders upon perusing the petition filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of M/S.M.SURI, Advocate for the petitioner and of Mr.A.ROBINSON, Government Advocate (Crl.side) on behalf of the Respondent, the court made the following order:-

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Heard the learned counsel on either side.

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While granting bail to the petitioner this Court had imposed a condition that the petitioner shall furnish two blood sureties.

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Though the petitioner's wife and sister-in-law are ready to offer sureties, they are unable to enter Tamilnadu on account of lock down restrictions. The petitioner states that he will furnish two local sureties for the present and later, substitute them by blood sureties, after the lock down restrictions are lifted. I find https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ that the request is reasonable. The petitioner is in judicial custody for more than ten months. Hence, the condition imposed

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already is modified and the petitioner is permitted to furnish two local sureties.

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This Petition stands allowed accordingly.

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sd/18/08/2020 / TRUE COPY / / /2020 Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.

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Note : In view of the present lock down owing to COVID-19 pandemic, a web copy of the order may be utilized for official purposes, but, ensuring that the copy of the order that is presented is the correct copy, shall be the responsibility of the advocate/litigant concerned.

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THE JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE No.II, KUZHITHURAI. 2. DO-THROUGH THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT AT NAGERCOIL.

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THE SUPERINTENDENT, CENTRAL PRISON, POOJAPPURA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, KERALA STATE. 4. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KALIYAKKAVILAI POLICE STATION, KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT. 5. THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI. +1 CC to M/s.M.SURI, Advocate ( SR-6007[I] dated 19/08/2020 ) ORDER IN CRL MP(MD) No.4014 of 2020 IN CRL OP(MD) No.5402 of 2020 Date :18/08/2020 LS https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ TE/PN/SAR-III : 19/08/2020 : 2P/7C

Rayan @ Rajan @ Godwinraj v. The Sub Inspector of Police

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