Karthik v. The Inspector Of Police

T.V.THAMILSELVI, J.

The petitioner, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 07.03.2022 for the alleged offences under Sections 449, 392 and 302 of IPC in Crime No.93 of 2022 on the file of the respondent Police, seeks bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the accused brutally murdered the deceased and took her jewels along with him. Hence the complaint.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is an innocent person and he has been falsely implicated in this case. He further submitted that the Gondas against the petitioner has been quashed by this Court in H.C.P.No.1630 of 2022 and he is in judicial custody from 07.03.2022. He also submitted that he is ready to abide by any stringent condition that may be imposed by this Court and hence, he prays for grant of bail to the petitioner. 4.Per contra, the learned Government Advocate (crl.side) submitted that the petitioner and the deceased are residing in the same village. The defacto complainant is the brother-in-law of the deceased. After the death of the deceased husband, the deceased was residing with her sister's family, the defacto

complainant's son marriage was fixed on 13.03.2022 and for which, the defacto complainant went out of his house on 04.03.2022 to give invitations to his relative. On 05.03.2022, he made a call to the deceased and there is no response from the deceased. Hence, he called one Mohan who is a neighbour and he came to know that the accused brutally murdered the deceased and took her jewels with him. He further submitted that the trial has already been commenced and hence, he vehemently opposed for the grant of bail to the petitioner. 5.Taking into account the gravity of offence committed by the petitioner and the trial has already been commenced, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed.

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