Sathishkumar @ Sathish v. Inspector Of Police

Crl.O.P.No.16460 of 2022 G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

The petitioner/A1, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 395, 397, 506(ii) and 420 of IPC and Sections 7(1) and 7(3) of Lotteries Regulation Act, 1998 in crime No.304 of 2022 on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the accused persons assaulted the defacto complainant and robbed Rs.4,000/- money and a mobile phone. 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. Hence, he seeks for grant of anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that there are totally eight accused, in which the petitioner is A1. The defacto complainant purchased lottery and A2 refused to pay the prize money to the defacto complainant, wherein there was a wordy quarrel. Thereafter, the petitioner and other accused persons went to the place of the defacto complainant and after

assaulting, robbed Rs.4,000/- and a mobile phone and also one sovereign gold jewel. He would further submit that the petitioner has eighteen previous cases. Hence, he vehemently opposed to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

5. Considering the bad antecedents of the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, this criminal original petition is dismissed.

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G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

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