W.C.Thomas Vs The State of Tamil Nadu

The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is the accused in Crime No.90 of 2025, he filed an anticipatory bail application before this Court on 26.02.2025 in Crl.OP.(MD).No.3794 of 2025. The said anticipatory bail petition was heard and ordered on 21.04.2025, this Hon'ble Court was pleased to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner with certain conditions. In the said bail order, Condition No.7(i) & (iv) are as follows:

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''7(i). The petitioners shall be released on bail in the event of their arrest or in the event of their surrender before the learned Judicial Magistrate No.III, Tirunelveli, within a period of 15 days from the date on which the order copy is made ready, on executing a bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) each along with two sureties each for a like sum of Rs.25,000/(Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.III, Tirunelveli.

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(iv) The petitioner shall appear and sign before the respondent police daily at

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09.00a.m until further orders. ''

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He further submits that this petitioner is having permanent resident at Chennai District, and he is suffering from Typhoid fever, he is not in a position to travel anywhere. The petitioner has undergone continues treatment at Chennai. The distance between the petitioner's residence in chennai and the respondent police station in Tirunelveli District is more than 600 Kilometers, he is find it very difficult to comply the condition Nos.(i) & (iv) regularly. Now, the petitioner has filed this present petition to modify the said condition Nos.7(i) & (iv) and requested to change the satisfaction Court and reporting police station in the very same district i.e., Chennai.. Hence, he prays for modification of the said condition Nos.7(i) & (iv). Further, he prays to extend the time period in complying the conditions imposed by this Court.

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The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) has not raised any objection to allow this Criminal Miscellaneous Petition.

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Considering the submissions made by the learned Counsel for the Petitioner

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and being satisfied with the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit, this Court is inclined to modify the Condition Nos.7(i) & (iv) imposed in the order made in Crl.O.P(MD).No.3794 of 2025 dated 21.04.2025. Accordingly, Condition No.7(i) is

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''(i). The petitioner shall be released on bail in the event of his arrest or in the event of his surrender before the learned Vth Metropolitan Magistrate, Chennai within a period of 15 days from the date on which the order copy is made ready, on executing a bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) along with two sureties each for a like sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) to the satisfaction of the learned Vth Metropolitan Magistrate, Chennai. '' and Condition No.7(iv) is modified as

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''(iv). The petitioner shall appear and sign before the Inspector of Police, Triplicane Police Station daily at 09.00a.m. until further orders.

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The above condition is modified only for the first petitioner W.C.Thomas alone and other petitioners are act accordingly. The other conditions shall remain unaltered. As per the request of the learned Counsel for the petitioner, further period of 15days is granted in complying the conditions, from the date of receipt of

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a copy of this order.

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