Madras High CourtCRL OP/14159/2021dismissed

T.Lakshmi Devi v. State Rep By

2021-08-16Honourable Mr Justice M.Dhandapani2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Monday, the Sixteenth day of August Two Thousand Twenty One PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr Justice M.DHANDAPANI CRIMINAL ORIGINAL PETITION No.14159 of 2021 T.LAKSHMI DEVI [ PETITIONER / ACCUSED ] Vs STATE REP BY [ RESPONDENT ] THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ALL WOMEN POLICE STATION, THIRUVALLUR, THIRUVALLUR DISTRICT.

For Petitioner : M/S C.MOHANRAJ Advocate For Respondent : M/S. A.GOPINATH, 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 under Sections 294(A), 450, 376(2) (n), 506(ii) of I.P.C. and Section 67 of Information Technology Act and Section 4 of Tamilnadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act in Cr.No.15 of 2021 on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.

2.The case of the prosecution is that A1 is an Advocate and the petitioner is his wife. The defacto complainant approached A1 for divorce case and thereafter A1 developed illegal intimacy with the defacto complainant and took obscene photographs and forwarded to the petitioner. Thereafter, the petitioner is alleged to have threatened the defacto complainant by sending the obscene photographs to her and also demanded huge money.

3.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution.

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4.The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) submitted that the petitioner sent the obscene photographs to the defacto complainant and demanded huge money.

5.Considering the gravity of the offence committed by the petitioner, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6.Accordingly, this criminal original petition is dismissed. -sd/- 16/08/2021 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, ALL WOMEN POLICE STATION, THIRUVALLUR, THIRUVALLUR DISTRICT.

CC to M/S C.MOHANRAJ Advocate on payment of necessary charges CRL OP.14159/2021 Date :16/08/2021 RW 03/09/2021 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/