G.Gokulakannan v. The State By, The Sub-Inspector Of Police,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 18.03.2025

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN Crl.O.P.No.5589 of 2025 G.Gokulakannan

...Petitioner

Vs.

The State rep by The Sub-Inspector of Police, Vandavasi South Police Station Thiruvannamalai District.

(Crime No.173 of 2024) .. Respondent PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to enlarge the petitioner on bail in the event of his arrest in Crime No.173 of 2024 on the file of the respondent Police. For Petitioner : M/s.A.Anbharasu For Respondent : Mr.S.Santhosh Government Advocate(Crl.Side)

ORDER

This is the second anticipatory bail application filed by the petitioner. Page No.1 of 4

2.

Though the earlier anticipatory bail petition of the petitioner was dismissed by my learned predecessor, Hon'ble Justice A.D.Jagadish Chandira, this petition is listed before this Court pursuant to the orders passed by the Hon'ble Division Bench of this Court in Crl.O.P.No.31787 of 2024 on 04.03.2025.

3.

The petitioner, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Section 191(2), 191(3), 329(4), 296(b), 118(1), 351(3) of BNS 2023 and Section 4 of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Women Harassment Act 2002 and Section 3 of Tamil Nadu Property (Prevention of Damage and Loss) Act 1992 in Crime No.173 of 2024, seeks anticipatory bail.

4.

The case of the prosecution is that the defacto complainant's daughter is studying 12th standard; that on 01.10.2024, the petitioner and other accused trespassed into the defacto complainant's house and abused her with filthy language and attacked the defacto complainant and her daughter. The accused persons damaged the household articles worth about Rs.80,000/-.

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5.

The earlier anticipatory bail application was dismissed by this Court in Crl.O.P.No.31720 of 2024, dated 02.01.2024, by making the following observations:

"4.Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the fact that the petitioner has committed very heinous offence as against the minor victim girl and hence, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner"

6.

This Court finds no change in circumstances and is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, this criminal original petition is dismissed.

18.03.2025 Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No dpa SUNDER MOHAN , J.

dpa To 1.The Sub-Inspector of Police, Page No.3 of 4

Vandavasi South Police Station Thiruvannamalai District.

2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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