S.Narendiran v. State Rep By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

Dated : 17.08.2020 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA Crl.O.P.No.12346 of 2020 S. Narendiran ... Petitioner Vs.

The State Represented by, The Sub-Inspector of Police, Vellore North Crime Police Station, Vellore District.

(Crime No.171 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.171 of 2020, on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioner : Mr. T. Vijayaragavan For Respondent : Mr. T. Shunmugarajeswaran Government Advocate (Crl. Side)

O R D E R

(The case has been heard through video conference) The petitioner, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 26.07.2020 for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 294(b), 392, 397 and 506(ii) IPC, in Crime No.171 of 2020 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

2. The case of the prosecution as per the defacto complainant one R. Prabakaran is that the petitioner along with the other accused persons have way laid the defacto complainant and robbed an amount of Rs.2,500/- from him and threatened him at knife point. Hence, the case.

3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is an innocent and that he has been falsely implicated in this case. He would further submit that A3 in this case has granted anticipatory bail and that the petitioner is no way connected in this case. Hence he prays for grant of bail to the petitioner.

4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) would submit that the petitioner along with the other accused persons have way laid the defacto complainant and robbed an amount of Rs.2,500/- from him at the knife point. He further submit that there are 4 previous cases pending against the petitioner, out of which one is for the offence under Section 302 IPC and that the petitioner has been arrested very recently on 26.07.2020 and that in this case investigation is pending. Hence he opposed to grant bail to the petitioner.

5. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions made by the learned counsel and the antecedents of the petitioner and also that the petitioner has been arrested very recently, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

6. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dimisssed for the present.

-sd/- 17/08/2020 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 JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE NO.IV, VELLORE.

2 THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE VELLORE [FOR INFORMATION] 3 THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT, MADRAS.

4 THE SUPERINTENDENT, CENTRAL PRISON, VELLORE.

5 THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, VELLORE NORTH CRIME POLICE STATION, VELLORE DISTRICT.

CC to M/S T.VIJAYARAGAVAN Advocate on payment of necessary charges CRL OP.12346/2020 Date :17/08/2020 MK:16/09/2020