R.Pichandi v. The State Rep By Its

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Thursday, the Tenth day of March Two Thousand Twenty Two PRESENT The Hon`ble Dr Justice G. JAYACHANDRAN CRIMINAL ORIGINAL PETITION No.5549 of 2022 R.PICHANDI [ PETITIONER / ACCUSED ] Vs THE STATE REP BY ITS [ RESPONDENT ] THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CENTRAL CRIME BRANCH, EGMORE, CHENNAI 600 008.

(CRIME NO.246 OF 2021) For Petitioner : M/S.A.KUMAR Advocate For Respondent : M/S.G.V.KASTHURI, Additional public Prosecutor PETITION FOR BAIL 439 Cr.P.C.

ORDER : The Court Made the following order :- The petitioner who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 09.02.2022 for the alleged offences under Sections 406, 420, 465, 468 r/w 34 of IPC, in Crime No.246 of 2021 on the file of the respondent police seeks bail.

2. On perusal of FIR, the allegation against the petitioner in this case is that he has collected money from the defacto complainant under the pretext of securing Government Job in Education Department.

3. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor submits that nearly 75 complaints have been received against these petitioners and the Government Job seekers had parted away several Lakhs of Rupees to these petitioners believing fake promise.

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4. This Court is of the view that the defacto complainant who has arranged and paid the money is also liable to be prosecuted for getting Government Job by paying money and further the Prevention of Corruption Act amended in the year 2018, does not come in protection to bribe giver as it was in the previous version of Prevention of Corruption Act.

5.Therefore the respondent police should be aware of the law and take necessary action against the defacto complainant who admits that he has paid money to secure public office/Government Jobs.

6. In view of the above submissions, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

-sd/- 10/03/2022 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 INSPECTOR OF POLICE, CENTRAL CRIME BRANCH, EGMORE, CHENNAI 600008.

2 THE SUPERINTENDENT, CENTRAL PRISON, PUZHAL JAIL, CHENNAI 3 THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT, MADRAS.

+1 CC to M/S.A.KUMAR Advocate on payment of necessary charges SR.NO.3679 CRL OP.5549/2022 Date :10/03/2022 JPA 17/03/2022 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/