Madras High CourtCRL OP/10541/2022dismissed

Hiralal Prajapat v. The State Rep.By Its

2022-05-05Honourable Mr Justice G. Chandrasekharan2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Thursday, the Fifth day of May Two Thousand Twenty Two PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr Justice G. CHANDRASEKHARAN CRIMINAL ORIGINAL PETITION No.10541 of 2022 HIRALAL PRAJAPAT [ PETITIONER / ACCUSED ] Vs THE STATE REP.BY ITS [ RESPONDENT ] THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, NALLIPALAYAM POLICE STATION, NAMAKKAL DISTRICT.

(CR.NO.83/2022) For Petitioner : M/S.M.SENTHILKUMAR Advocate For Respondent : MR.N.S.SUGANTHAN, 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 offence punishable under Sections 279, 328 of IPC r/w 7(i) and 20(ii) of Cigarette and other Tobacco Products Acts 2003, in Crime No.83 of 2022, on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.

2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has not committed any such offence as alleged by the prosecution and he has been falsely implicated in this case. Hence, he prays to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

3. It is seen from the submissions of the learned counsel appearing for the parties that the petitioner caused an accident while driving Mahendra Car bearing No.KA-05 MQ 8210 and caused death of a person resulting in registration of FIR in Crime No. 83 of 2022, at Nallipalayam police station. Subsequently, when the vehicle was sent for repair works, on intimation from the workshop owner, the respondent police found 480 kgs of Gudka and Tobacco products. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

4. Considering the fact that the petitioner had involved in two offences, one causing a death of a person in a road accident and illegal possession of Gudka and Tobacco products, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, this petition is dismissed.

-sd/- 05/05/2022 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, NALLIPALAYAM POLICE STATION, NAMAKKAL DISTRICT.

2 THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT, MADRAS.

CC to M/S.M.SENTHILKUMAR Advocate on payment of necessary charges CRL OP.10541/2022 Date :05/05/2022 CSK 12/05/2022 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/