H.M.O.P.No.30 of 2016 and thereafter, as per the order passed in Tr.C.M.P. No.227 of 2016, the case was transferred to Sub-Court, Tuticorin, but in all the proceedings, Manikandan has not appeared. Subsequently, the petition filed for restitution of conjugal rights decreed exparte in favour of petitioner and the maintenance case was also decreed in favour of petitioner and her daughter by awarding a sum of Rs.6000/- as maintenance. Now the said Manikandan solemnised the marriage with the said Tharadevi on 19.02.2018 suppressing their earlier marriage. As per the complaint given by the petitioner, the F.I.R. in Crime No. 12 of 2018 was registered against Manikandan, Murugan and one Annalakshmi and Mrs. Sornadevi, 1st respondent herein under Sec. 498-A, 494 read with Sec.120 I.P.C. Subsequently, the parents of Manikandan obtained anticipatory bail and in the meanwhile, Manikandan managed to get a passport and escaped to foreign country. While so, the 1st respondent herein Sornadevi, who is sister of Manikandan filed an anticipatory bail petition in Crl.O.P. No.22484 of 2021. At that time, as per the direction of this court, Manikandan appeared through V.C. from U.S.A. as if he is residing USA, but, in fact, he is very much available in Chennai only. Furthermore, he has not paid the arrears of
