Madras High CourtCRL OP/1255/2021dismissed

Prakash v. State Rep By,

2021-02-01Honourable Mr Justice P. Velmurugan2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

Dated : 01.02.2021 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE P. VELMURUGAN Crl.O.P.No.1255 of 2021

1. Prakash

2. Arumugam ... Petitioners Vs.

The State Rep. by The Inspector of Police, Pochampalli Police Station Krishnagiri District.

(Crime No.624 of 2020) ... Respondent PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 438 of Criminal Procedure Code to enlarge the petitioners on bail in the event of their arrest in Crime No. 624 of 2020 pending investigation on the file of the Respondent.

For Petitioner : No appearance For Respondent : Mr.S.Karthikeyan Addl. Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

The criminal has been registered against the petitioner for an alleged offence under Sections 379 of I.P.C. for sand theft in Crime No.624 of 2020. Accordingly, the petitioner has filed this petition seeking to grant anticipatory bail.

2. No representation on behalf of petitioner.

3. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent submitted that the criminal case has been registered against the petitioners by the respondent police and they are arrayed as A1 and A2. He would submit that the petitioners are involved in the offence under Sec.379 of I.P.C. Hence, he has raised serious objection to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

4. This court, time and again, had passed stringent order that the cases under Mines and Minerals Act has to be viewed seriously and this Court shall prevent the exploitation of natural resources. Therefore, under these circumstances, considering the nature of offence, the investigation is still pending, the charge sheet has not https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

yet been filed, there is every possibility of committing similar offence and these people can spoil the natural resources like mines and minerals, which endangers the society. Therefore, in order to safeguard the natural resources and also the mines and minerals, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, this Criminal Original petition is dismissed. -sd/- 01/02/2021 This order, on being produced, be punctually observed and carried into execution by all concerned TRUE COPY Sub-Assistant Registrar (Statistics/C.S.) High Court, Madras - 600 104.

TO 1 THE PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, KRISHNAGIRI.

2 THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT, MADRAS.

3 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, POCHAMPALLI POLICESTATION, KRISHBNAGIRI DIST.

CC to M/S.M.JAYACHANDRAN Advocate on payment of necessary charges CRL OP.1255/2021 Date :01/02/2021 ksm11/02/2021 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/