Petitioner challenged the order dismissing his application to cancel anticipatory bail granted to Respondents 1 and 2. The Court held the High Court found no illegality as the petitioners did not file separate bail petitions. The petition was dismissed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 25.03.2021
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH
Crl.O.P No.6708 of 2020
K.Gokula Kannan ...Petitioner/Defacto Complainant
vs.
1. Karthiga
2. Devendrakumar ....Respondents/Accused 6 & 7
3. The State rep. by
The Inspector of Police,
District Crime Branch,
Erode.
(Crime No.20 of 2019) ...Respondent/Complainant
PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, to set aside the order made in Crl.MP. 187 of 2020 and cancel the Anticipatory Bail granted to the petitioner / accused 6 and 7 in Crl.MP.No.74 of 2020 on the file of learned Principal District and Session Court, Erode in order dated 26.02.2020.
For Petitioner : Mr.M.Guruprasad
For Respondents: Mr.M.Mohammed Riyaz Additional Public Prosecutor for R3
ORDER
This petition has been filed challenging the order passed by the Court below dismissing the application filed for cancellation of anticipatory bail.
2.Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondent police.
3.This Court does not find any illegality or infirmity in the order passed by the Court below in the present case. The 1st and 2nd respondent have not filed any anticipatory bail petition
in this Court and therefore, the Court below was perfectly right in finding that the anticipatory bail granted to them cannot be cancelled on that ground.
4.In the result, this criminal original petition is
dismissed.
Sd/-
Assistant Registrar(CS III)
//True Copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
ssr
To
1. The Principal District and Session Court,
Erode.
2. The Inspector of Police,
District Crime Branch, Erode.
3. The Public Prosecutor,
High Court, Madras.
Crl.O.P No.6708 of 2020
ssn[co]
srg 11/06/2021
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the High Court can cancel anticipatory bail granted to accused persons who did not file separate anticipatory bail petitions.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
K. Gokula Kannan
Karthiga
Devendrakumar
The State rep. by The Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Erode
N. Anand Venkatesh
As recorded by the court registry
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