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Naveen Kumar v. Inspector of Police

Madras HC6 Feb 2024CRL OP/887/2024

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What is this about?

In Crl.O.P.No.887 of 2024, the High Court granted anticipatory bail to petitioners accused of rioting and unlawful assembly. Bail was ordered subject to conditions including police reporting, execution of surety bonds, and prohibitions on absconding or tampering with evidence.

What did the court decide?

Petitioners to be released on bail on execution of separate bonds with sureties for Rs. 10,000 each, subject to strict conditions including reporting every Saturday.

Naveen Kumar Vs Inspector of Police — Anticipatory Bail | Madras HC (2024)

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C.V.KARTHIKEYAN,J.

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The petitioners/A3, A6 and A7 in Crime No.559 of 2023 registered by the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 294(b), 323, 324, 352 and 506(ii) of IPC seek anticipatory bail .

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It is stated that the defacto complainant and the accused persons belong to the same community and also reside in the same area. There was an earlier quarrel among them with respect to putting up of a banner with respect to a leader of this Country. Subsequently, again, keeping that as a motive the dispute escalated into violence.

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Taking all factors into consideration, this Court is inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners subject to the following conditions:

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Accordingly, the petitioners are ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on their appearance, within a period of fifteen days from the date on which the order copy made ready, before the learned Judicial Magistrate-II, Nagapattinam on condition that each of the petitioners shall execute separate bonds for a sum of Rs.10,000/(Rupees Ten Thousand only) with two sureties, 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, failing

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which, the petition for anticipatory bail shall stand dismissed and on further condition that:

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[a] the petitioners and the sureties shall affix their photographs and Left Thumb Impression in the surety bond and the Magistrate may obtain a copy of their Aadhar card or Bank pass Book to ensure their identity.

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[b] the petitioners shall report before the respondent police on every Saturday at 10.30 a.m.,until further orders.

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[c] the petitioners shall not tamper with evidence or witness either during investigation or trial.

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[d] the petitioners shall not abscond either during investigation or

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[e] On breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the learned Magistrate/Trial Court is entitled to take appropriate action against the petitioners in accordance with law as if the conditions have been imposed and the petitioners 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].

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[f] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 229A IPC.

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Naveen Kumar v. Inspector of Police

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