Madras High Court grants anticipatory bail to Ravi Pachamuthu

Madras High Court directed Ravi Pachamuthu to deposit Rs 8 lakh before the Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Egmore towards the construction of compound wall in the disputed land. (Source: File)

Ravi Pachamuthu, son of founder chairman of SRM Group of educational institutions T R Pachamuthu, was on Thursday granted anticipatory bail by the Madras High Court in a land grab case. The court directed him to deposit Rs 8 lakh before the Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Egmore towards the construction of compound wall in the disputed land.

A complaint was lodged against Pachamuthu by Daisi Rani and Madhavarao that he had grabbed their property in the city following which a police case was filed against him.

The land was currently used to park buses owned by the SRM Travels illegally, the complainants said. Apprehending arrest, he had filed an anticipatory bail before the high court.