Manohar v. State Rep by
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court; CRL OP No.433 of 2025; decided 23-01-2025; Justice A.D. Jagadish Chandira (single judge). Anticipatory bail granted to petitioner Manohar in Crime No.120 of 2024, All Women Police Station, Hosur, Krishnagiri District, for offences under Sections 498(A) and 417 IPC (alleged bigamous second marriage during subsisting first marriage solemnized 22.01.2023). Counsel: K. Selvaraj for petitioner; S. Santhosh, Government Advocate (Crl.side) for the State. Conditions: Rs.10,000/- bond with two sureties; surrender/appearance within 15 days before JM-II Hosur (auto-cancellation on default); daily reporting at 10:30 A.M. for three weeks then every Saturday; no tampering/absconding; breach actionable per P.K.Shaji vs. State of Kerala (2005) AIR SCW 5560; fresh FIR possible under Section 269 BNS on absconding.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted with conditions: release in the event of arrest or appearance within fifteen days before the Judicial Magistrate No.II, Hosur, on a bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties each for a like sum; daily reporting before the respondent Police at 10:30 A.M. for three weeks and thereafter every Saturday until further orders; automatic cancellation of the Order on failure to surrender within fifteen days; no tampering with evidence or witnesses; no absconding; on breach, the Magistrate/Trial Court may take action as laid down in P.K.Shaji vs. State of Kerala [(2005)AIR SCW 5560]; absconding may attract a fresh FIR under Section 269 of BNS.