M.Rani v. Inspector Of Police

A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.

The petitioner, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 4(1)(aaa) and 4(1-A) (ii) of Tamilnadu Prohibition Act r/w 6 and 7 of Tamil Nadu Rectified Spirit Rules, 2000, in Crime No.353 of 2023 on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that on 04.04.2023 at about 07.00 hrs, based on the secret information the defacto complainant had conducted routine check up at V.R.S.Nagar, Polur Town and Taluk, Thiruvannamalai District, the accused was found to be in possession of 120 litres of arrack liquor. Hence, the case.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is an innocent person and he has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. He would further submit that based on the

confession statement recorded from the arrested accused, the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. Hence, he prays for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) would submit that the petitioner is a habitual offender against whom there are 25 previous cases of similar in nature. He would further submit that he is the person who has supplied rectified spirit to the main accused. Hence, he vehemently opposed to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

5. Taking into account the nature of the offence and the antecedents of the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed.

06.06.2023 jas

A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.

jas 06.06.2023