K. MURALI SHANKAR
Janshi Rani – Appellant
Versus
State Represented by The Inspector of Police, Tiruchirappalli – Respondent
JUDGMENT
(Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 r/w. Section 439(1)(b) of Cr.P.C., to modify the condition imposed by the learned Special Judge, (FAC) Special Court under TNOID Act Cases, Madurai, dated 16.02.2022 in Cr.M.P.No.15 of 2022.)
1. The Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking orders to modify the condition imposed by the learned Special Judge, (FAC) Special Court under TNOID Act Cases, Madurai, in Cr.M.P.No.15 of 2022, dated 16.02.2022.
2. The learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the learned Special Judge, (FAC) Special Court under TNPID Act Cases, Madurai, has imposed some conditions, which are onerous conditions and that too for releasing the petitioners on statutory bail.
3. The learned Special Judge has imposed the following conditions :
(a) This petitioners are directed to be released on bail an executing a bond for Rs.1,00,000/- along with two sureties for the like sum.
(b)One of the sureties shall be a member of Local Body.
(c) Another surety shall be the blood-relative of the petitioners.
(d) Further, both petitioners should deposit each Rs.2,00,000/- (Total Rs.4,00,000/-) into the credit of this case.
(e)
Onerous bail conditions cannot be imposed for statutory bail, and the court must consider only the requirement of whether the accused person is prepared to furnish bail.
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