D.Arumugam v. The State Rep By Its,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

Dated : 13.07.2020 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA D.Arumugam ... Petitioner Vs.

The State Represented by The Inspector of Police M-5, Ennore Police Station Chennai (Crime No.2345 of 2020) ... Respondent PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 439 of Criminal Procedure Code to enlarge the petitioner on bail in Crime No.2345 of 2020 pending investigation on the file of the Respondent Police.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Dinesh Kumar For Respondent : Mr.Shunmugarajeswaran Government Advocate (Crl. Side) 1/5

O R D E R

(The case has been heard through video conference) The petitioner, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 27.06.2020 for the offence punishable under Sections 341, 294(b), 323, 307, 506(II) IPC, in Crime No.2345 of 2019, seeks bail. 2.The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner along with other accused persons way laid the defacto complainant, abused in filthy language and assaulted with knife and also threatened him with dire consequences.

3.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in this case. He would further submit that the co-accused in this case has been granted bail by this Court.

4.The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) would submit that the defacto complainant got injured in the left hand and head and 2/5

admitted in Government Stanely Hospital and discharged after 7 days. He would further submit that the petitioner is having 4 previous cases including one murder case wherein he was convicted and life time imprisonment was ordered. He has been released from the prison after 8 years. He would further submit that the petitioner is also having one NDPS case and another two property cases. Investigation is pending in this case and the petitioner is in custody from 27.06.2020. 5.Taking into the consideration of the facts and the submissions made by the learned Government Advocate and also the fact that the petitioner has got bad antecedents and he has been arrested very recently, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. 6.This Criminal Original Petition stands dismissed accordingly. 13.07.2020 kas To.

1. The learned Judicial Magistrate Court, Thiruvottiyur.

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2. The Inspector of Police M-5, Ennore Police Station Chennai

3. The Public Prosecutor High Court of Madras Chennai

4. The Superintendent, Sub-Jail, Thiruvallur.

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A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.

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