Ramesh v. State
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court of Madras granted bail to a co-accused (A2) charged under Sections 302/147/148 IPC who was in judicial custody, considering lack of specific overt acts against him and his incarceration period, subject to strict reporting and bond conditions.
What did the court decide?
The petitioner is ordered released on bail to execute a bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties, subject to daily reporting and other standard conditions.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Dated : 15.03.2021
CORAM :
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.BHARATHIDASAN
Crl.O.P.No.3922 of 2021
Ramesh ... Petitioner
Vs. State Rep. by ... Respondent The Inspector of Police, Denkanikottai Police Station, Krishnagiri District. (Crime No.669 of 2020)
PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 439 of Criminal Procedure Code to enlarge the petitioner on bail pending investigation in Crime No.669 of 2020 on the file of the respondent police.
For Petitioner : Mr. M.P.Saravanan For Respondent : Mrs. M. Prabhavathi, APP ORDER (The case has been heard through video conference)
The Petitioner, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 11.01.2021 for the offence punishable under Sections 302, 341, 147, 148, 294(b), 323 of IPC in Crime No.669 of 2020, seeks bail.
2 . Totally there are 7 accused and the petitioner is arrayed as A2. The case of the prosecution is that earlier, the deceased, in an inebriated mood attacked A1's father and caused serious injuries to him. Due to the said enmity, on the date of occurrence, all the accused conspired together and attacked the deceased indiscriminately and caused serious injuries to him and also tied him in a pillar and thereafter, the father of the deceased took him to his house. On the next day, the defacto complainant took the deceased to the hospital, where, he declared dead. Hence, the complaint came to be registered.
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether bail should be granted to a co-accused who has suffered incarceration in a murder case.
What conditions should be imposed on bail to ensure appearance and prevent tampering.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Ramesh
- respondent
State Rep. by The Inspector of Police
Coram
V. BHARATHIDASAN
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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