Kumaravel v. The Inspector Of Police

Crl.O.P.No.761 of 2023 T.V.THAMILSELVI, J.

The petitioner, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 28.11.2022 for the alleged offence under Sections 166, 167, 420, 465, 467, 468, 408, 471, 409 and 120(B) of IPC in Crime No.01 of 2022 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the defacto complainant alleged in his complaint that during 01.10.2020 to 30.09.2021, the officers, who worked in Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation at Vellore Regional Office along with the staff, who worked in the direct paddy procurement centres, in collaboration with individuals procured paddy without proper scrutiny and also cheated the Government by not implementing the government scheme property for personal gain and misuse of state scheme, thereby caused loss to the tune of Rs.315 crores to the State Government by not giving incentives to the farmers. Hence the complaint.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that this is the second application for bail and the earlier application was dismissed by this Court stating that the gravity of offence committed by the petitioner by issuing fake adangal certificates. He further submitted that he is only a Village Administrative Officer and his only duty is to give adangal register to the farmers, that too on perusal of computerised chitta. He would submit that he has no role with regard to business of direct procurement centre and it is fully carried out by TNCSC officials. He would submit that he is an innocent person and he has not at all committed any offence as alleged by the respondent police and he has been falsely implicated in this case. He would further submit that the investigation is completed and that the petitioner has been suffering incarceration from 28.11.2022. Hence, he prayed to grant bail to the petitioner.

4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) appearing for respondent would submit that totally, thirty accused involved in this case and the petitioner is arrayed as A8. He would submit that there was a scam in civil supplies department and A1 to A11 are officials of Civil Supplies

Corporation. He would further submit that the petitioner is a Village Administrative Officer and he gave 61 fake adangal certificates and he suspended from his service and the investigation is still pending. Hence, he opposed to grant bail to the petitioner.

5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions made by both counsel and considering the gravity of offence committed by the petitioner and also there is no change in circumstances, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed.

12.01.2023 vkr

T.V.THAMILSELVI, J.

vkr Crl.O.P.No.761 of 2023 12.01.2023