Sakthivel v. State Rep.by
Case brief
What is this about?
Criminal Miscellaneous Petition filed seeking modification of bail condition requiring a blood relative as surety. Court found no willing blood relative and modified condition to require only solvent sureties.
What did the court decide?
Bail condition modified to require execution of bond for Rs. 10,000 with two solvent sureties, removing requirement for a blood relative as surety.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
( Criminal Jurisdiction )
Friday, the Nineteenth day of November Two Thousand Twenty One
PRESENT
The Hon`ble Mr Justice P. N. PRAKASH
The Hon`ble Mrs Justice R. HEMALATHA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS PETITION No.11074 of 2021
IN CRL.A.No.101 of 2021
SAKTHIVEL [ PETITIONER / APPELLANT / ACCUSED ]
Vs
STATE REP.BY [ RESPONDENT / COMPLAINANT ] THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, THONDAMUTHUR POLICE STATION, COIMBATORE. CRIME NO.138 OF 2017.
Petition praying that in the circumstances stated therein and in the affidavit filed therewith the High Court will be pleased to modify the condition imposed in para 10(i) of the bail order that is the petitioner shall execute a bond for a sum of Rs.25,000 with two sureties of whom one should be a blood relative, each for a likesum to the satisfaction learned III Additional District and Sessions Judge Coimbatore into submit two general sureties for Rs.25,000 passed in Crl.M.P.No.2464 of 2021 in Crl.A.No.101/2021 on the file of this Hon'ble Court vide order dated 23.06.2021.
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether bail conditions requiring a blood relative as surety should be modified when no such relative is willing to act as surety.
Whether the petitioner should be permitted to execute a bond with solvent sureties instead of a blood relative.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
SAKTHIVEL
- respondent
STATE RE.PRESPECTIVENSEE BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, THONDAMUTHUR POLICE STATION, COIMBATORE
Coram
P. N. PRAKASH
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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