Prakash v. State By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 03.09.2020

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA Crl.O.P.No.13645 of 2020 Prakash .. Petitioner Vs.

The Inspector of Police Ariyoor Police Station Vellore District.

Cr.No.510 of 2020 .. Respondent Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 438 of Criminal Procedure Code, praying to enlarge the petitioner on bail in the event of his arrest by the respondent police in Crime No.510 of 2020 on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Silambu Selvan For Respondent : Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

(The case has been heard through video conference) The petitioner, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the alleged offences under Sections 379 and 511 of IPC, in Crime No.510 of 2020, on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner had attempted to commit theft of the Village Panchayat pipe.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit the petitioner is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in this case. Therefore, he prays to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

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4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the petitioner is an habitual offender and his modus operandi is to commit theft of motors from the Village Panchayat. He would further submit that there are four previous cases pending against the petitioner which are of similar nature and one hurt case is also pending. Therefore, he vehemently opposed to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

5. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and also considering the nature of the offence committed by the petitioner and that the antecedents of the petitioner is reported to be bad, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

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Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed.

-sd/- 03/09/2020 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 PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT, MADRAS.

2 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ARIYOOR POLICE STATION, VELLORE DISTRICT.

CC to M/S.S.SILAMBUSELVAN Advocate on payment of necessary charges CRL OP.13645/2020 Date :03/09/2020 MK:16/09/2020 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/