Deva @ Devanathan v. State Through

A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA , J.

The petitioner, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offence punishable under Sections 147, 148, 341, 294(b) and 307 of IPC in Crime No.92 of 2023, seeks anticipatory bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that due to previous enmity, the petitioners waylaid the defacto complainant, abused him with filthy language and attacked him with knife and beer bottle. Hence the case.

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 the petitioner has nothing to do with the alleged offence. Hence, he prays for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

4. The learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) would submit that this is the second application for bail and the petitioner along

with two other accused had earlier filed an application for bail in Crl.O.P.No.6511 of 2023 and this Court, taking into consideration the antecedents of the petitioner and he is a history sheeted rowdy in H.S.No.417 of 2020, had dismissed the earlier application in respect of the petitioner. He further submitted that the petitioner has suppressed the earlier dismissal and thereby, he seeks for dismissal of this petition.

5. Heard both sides and perused the materials available on record including the FIR.

6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, the submissions of made by the learned Government Advocate that the petitioner is a history sheeted rowdy and this Court, by order dated 21.03.2023, had dismissed the earlier application in respect of the petitioner and the earlier order has been suppressed and the present anticipatory bail application has been filed, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

7. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. 09.06.2023 vkr

A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA , J.

vkr 09.06.2023