Allowed

Selvaraj v. the State Rep. by

Madras HC9 Sept 2020CRL OP/13989/2020

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

An anticipatory bail petition filed by a petitioner facing a pending criminal enquiry was allowed. The court directed the police to issue notice under Section 41A Cr.P.C. and complete inquiry by a specified date, permitting the petitioner to approach the court for bail if arrest is initiated.

What did the court decide?

Petitioner directed to appear before police; IO to complete inquiry by 08.10.2020; petitioner at liberty to file application for bail if arrest grounds arise.

Selvaraj Vs the State Rep. by — Anticipatory Bail | Madras HC (2020)

¶1

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

¶2

DATED: 09.09.2020

¶3

CORAM

¶4

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA

¶5

Crl.O.P.No.13989 of 2020

Selvaraj

.. Petitioners

Vs.

The State rep.by Sub Inspector of Police All Women Police Station Dharmapuri Crime No. Not Known of 2020 .. Respondent Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 438 of Criminal Procedure Code, praying to enlarge the petitioner on bail in the event of his arrest pending investigation in Crime No.not known of 2020 on the file of the Sub Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Dharmapuri. For Petitioners : Mr.M.Selvam For Respondent : Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz Additional Public Prosecutor O R D E R (The case has been heard through video conference)

¶10

The Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the petition enquiry against the petitioner is pending in C.S.R. No.154 of 2020 on the complaint of one Vijayalakshmi.

¶11

The respondent police has to issue notice under Section 41A of Cr.P.C to the petitioner. The petitioner is directed to appear before the respondent police and the Investigating Officer has to conduct the enquiry by strictly following the procedures therein. The Investigating Officer is to either register a First Information Report or close the complaint by 08.10.2020. If the Investigating Officer has grounds to arrest the petitioner, then he has to state the reasons in writing and communicate the same to the petitioner and in that case, the petitioner is at liberty to file necessary application before this Court seeking anticipatory bail.

¶12

https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

¶13

With this observation, this Criminal Original Petition is

¶14

closed.

¶15

-sd/09/09/2020

¶16

This order, on being produced, be punctually observed and carried into execution by all concerned

¶17

TRUE COPY

¶18

Sub-Assistant Registrar (Statistics/C.S.)
High Court, Madras - 600 104.
TO
1 THE JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE-I,
DHARMAPURI DISTRICT
2 THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
HIGH COURT, MADRAS.
3 THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE,
ALL WOMEN POLICE STATION,
DHARMAPURI.
CC to M/S. M.SELVAM Advocate on payment of necessary charges
CRL OP.13989/2020
Date :09/09/2020
GKS:16/09/2020

¶19

https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

Selvaraj v. the State Rep. by

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

Selvaraj v. the State Rep. by

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

What the court decided

A compact analysis

Issues for consideration

Statutes considered

Parties & counsel

Coram

Case details

Similar cases

Sivachanthiran Vs the State Rep.by

Kulanthaivelu Vs State Rep. by

Manikandan Vs the State Rep by

Jeeva Jothi Vs the State Rep. by

M.a.Sivanandam Vs Staterep by

Venkatesan @ Jilla Venkatesan Vs State Represented by