Vishal Jagdishbhai Barot v. The State Represented By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Wednesday, the Sixteenth day of June Two Thousand Twenty One PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr Justice M.DHANDAPANI CRIMINAL ORIGINAL PETITION No.8676 of 2021 VISHAL JAGDISHBHAI BAROT [ PETITIONER / ACCUSED ] Vs THE STATE REPRESENTED BY [ RESPONDENT ] THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, DCB, NAMAKKAL DISTRICT.

CRIME NO.22/2020 For Petitioner : M/S. ANIL RELWANI Advocate For Respondent : M/S. C.E.PRATAP, Govt. Advocate ( Crl. Side) PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec. 438 Cr.P.C. ORDER : The Court Made the following order :- The petitioner, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the alleged offences under Sections 406, 420, 506(i) r/w 120(b) IPC, in Crime No.22 of 2020, on the file of the respondent/Police, seeks anticipatory bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner along with other accused persons had purchased huge raw materials from the defacto complainant, which is used for manufacturing textiles. Thereafter, they have not paid the amount. Hence, the complaint was registered.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is an innocent person and he has been falsely implicated in this case. He would further submit that for the co-accused this Court has granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Hence, he prays to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) would submit that the co-accused is a commission agent and the petitioner is the main accused in the crime who had cheated many persons and as per the F.I.R the total amount cheated by the petitioner and other accused persons is around Rs.9,54,20,252/- . Hence, he vehemently opposed for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

5. Considering the fact that the amount involved in this case is very huge and the petitioner is the main accused in the crime, this court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. Accordingly, this criminal original petition is dismissed. -sd/- 16/06/2021 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 INSPECTOR OF POLICE, DCB, NAMAKKAL DISTRICT.

2 THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT, MADRAS.

CC to M/S. ANIL RELWANI Advocate on payment of necessary charges CRL OP.8676/2021 Date :16/06/2021 cs 30/06/2021 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/