The court granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner accused of transporting sandalwood illegally, subject to conditions including depositing a sum towards the crime number, reporting to police weekly, and executing a bond.
Anticipatory bail granted subject to conditions including deposit of Rs. 20,000 and execution of bond with sureties.
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T.V.THAMILSELVI,J.
The petitioner, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the alleged offence punishable under Sections 447, 379 of IPC in Crime No.4 of 2024, seeks anticipatory bail.
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that the co-accused was arrested and released on bail. Hence, he vehemently
opposed for the grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
the submissions made by the learned counsel that the petitioner without prejudice to his rights is volunteered to deposit a sum of Rs.20,000/- to the credit of the Crime Number, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner with certain conditions.
6 . Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or on his appearance, within a period of fifteen (15) days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order before the learned District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate Court, Pallipet, on condition that the petitioner shall execute a bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/(Rupees Ten Thousand Only) with two sureties (one surety must be a blood surety), for a like sum to the satisfaction of the respondent police or the police officer who intends to arrest or to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate concerned and on further condition that:
(a) the petitioner shall deposit a sum of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) to the credit
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of Crime No.4 of 2024 before the learned District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate Court, Pallipet within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order;
(b)the petitioner and the sureties shall affix their photographs and left thumb impression in the surety bond and the Court concerned may obtain a copy of their Aadhar card or Bank pass Book to ensure their identity;
[c] the petitioner shall report before the respondent police on every Saturday at 10.30 a.m, for a period of four months;
[d] the petitioner shall not tamper with evidence or witness either during investigation or trial;
[e] the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial;
[f] on breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the learned Magistrate/ Trial Court is entitled to take appropriate action against the petitioner in accordance with law as if the conditions has been imposed and the petitioner is released on bail by the learned Magistrate/Trial Court himself as laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in P.K.Shaji Vs. State of Kerala [(2005) AIR SCW 5560]; and;
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T.V.THAMILSELVI, J.
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[g] if the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 229-A IPC;
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to anticipatory bail in the offence of theft and criminal trespass involving sandalwood?
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