Madras High CourtCRL OP/15163/2022dismissed

Thulasi Raman v. State By

2022-07-01Honourable Mr Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Friday, the First day of July Two Thousand Twenty Two PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr Justice G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN CRIMINAL ORIGINAL PETITION No.15163 of 2022 THULASI RAMAN [ PETITIONER / ACCUSED ] Vs STATE BY [ RESPONDENT ] THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, ALL WOMEN POLICE STATION, KALLAKURICHI.

CRIME NO.6 OF 2022.

For Petitioner : M/S. G.RAVIKUMAR Advocate For Respondent : M/S.A.DAMODARAN, Additional Public Prosecutor PETITION FOR BAIL 439 Cr.P.C.

ORDER : The Court Made the following order :- The petitioner/ accused, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 01.04.2022 for the offences punishable under Sections 294(b), 342, 506(1), 307 of IPC, Sections 5(l), 5(m), 6, 9 (1), 9(m), 10 of POCSO Act and Section 75 of Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 in crime No.6 of 2022 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner is the headmaster of the school, where the daughter of the defacto complainant is studying, and he misbehaved with the victim girl. Hence, the case.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner was awarded a meritorious certificate for the best teacher and he has been rendering his service as a Mathematics teacher without any adverse remarks of that locality for the past several years. While this is so, on 20.03.2022, the school manageent committee conducted awareness meeting in order to select the President for the School Management Committee sine the tenure of the President of the School Management Committee come to an end. At that time, the defacto complainant Malliga asked the petitioner to https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

recommend her name for the said post since the petitioner is the Secretary of the committee by virtue of he being the Head Master of the said school. However, the petitioner declined her request and left the option to the parents of the school students to elect the President of the school management Committee of their choise. Aggrieved by this, the defacto complainant had foisted this case against the petitioner with the help of the respondent police. Hence, he prays for grant of bail to the petitioner.

4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that there are totally 15 victim girls and he also produced the statement recorded under Section 164 of Cr.P.C.

5. On perusal of the statement recorded under Section 164 of Cr.P.C., revealed that the petitioner sexally assaulted all the students. The petitioner is the Headmaster of the school and he himself is the role model to all the students. However, he committed very serious offence as against whoever the victim girls. Therefore, this court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

6. Accordingly, the criminal original petition is dismissed. -sd/- 01/07/2022 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 SUPERINTENDENT, CENTRAL PRISON, CUDDALORE.

2 THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, ALL WOMEN POLICE STATION, KALLAKURICHI.

3 THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT, MADRAS.

CC to M/S. G.RAVIKUMAR Advocate on payment of necessary charges CRL OP.15163/2022 Date :01/07/2022 RW-07/07/2022 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/