IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 06.02.2017 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.BHARATHIDASAN Crl.O.P.No.2402 of 2017
1. Sakthivel
2. Venkatesh ... Petitioners Vs State rep. by :
The Inspector of Police, Magudamchavadi Police Station, Salem District, Crime No.551/2016 ... Respondent Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to modify the conditions imposed on the petitioners made in C.M.P.No.128 of 2017 dated 20.01.2017 on the file of the Principal Sessions Judge, Salem to the effect that the petitioners may be directed to appear before the concerned jurisdictional Magistrate instead of that the petitioners shall stay at Kallakurichi and report and shall sign before the Judicial Magistrate No.I, Kallakurichi daily twice at 10.00 a.m., and 5.00 p.m., until further orders.
For Petitioners : Mr.C.Prabakaran For respondent : Mr.C.Emalias, Addl. Public Prosecutor ORDER The criminal original petition has been filed to modify the condition imposed on the petitioners in C.M.P.No. 128 of 2017 dated 20.01.2017 by the learned Principal Sessions Judge, Salem.
2. It is the case of the petitioners that they have filed a petition in C.M.P.No.128 of 2017 before the learned Principal Sessions Judge, Salem, seeking bail and the learned Principal Sessions Judge, Salem, by an order dated 20.01.2017, granted bail to the petitioners on certain conditions. One of the condition is that the petitioners shall stay at Kallakurichi and report and sign before the Judicial Magistrate No.I, Kallakurichi, daily twice at 10.00 a.m., and 5.00 p.m., until further orders. Hence, seeking modification of the said order, the petitioners have come up with the present petition.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioners submit that the petitioners are complying with the condition. He further submits that this Court, by an order dated 10.01.2017 in Crl.O.P.No.27787 of 2016, granted anticipatory bail to the similarly placed persons with a direction to appear before the Judicial Magistrate-II, Sankagiri every Monday and Friday at 10.30 a.m., for two weeks.
4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor has no serious objection to modify the said condition imposed on the petitioners.
5. Hence, the condition imposed on the petitioners in C.M.P.No. 131 of 2017 dated 20.01.2017,viz., the petitioners shall stay at Kallakurichi and report and sign before the Judicial Magistrate No.I, Kallakurici daily twice at 10.00 a.m., and 5.00 p.m., until further orders, is hereby modified as follows:-
“ The petitioners shall appear before the Judicial Magistrate No.II, Sankagiri on every Monday at 10.30. a.m., until further orders. “ The other conditions shall remain unaltered. The criminal original petition is ordered accordingly.
06.02.2017 Index:Yes/No mrp
Note : Issue order copy on 08.02.2017
To
1. The Inspector of Police, Magudamchavadi Police Station, Salem District
2. The Judicial Magistrate, No.II, Sankagiri,
3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Chennai.
V.BHARATHIDASAN, J.
mrp Crl.O.P.No.2402 of 2017 DATED: 06.02.2017