Meganathan v. The State Rep By Its,

Crl.O.P.No.16851 of 2022 G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

The petitioners, who apprehend arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 294(b), 324 and 506(ii) of IPC in Crime No.265 of 2022, seeks anticipatory bail.

2. Heard both sides.

3. The case of the prosecution is that the defacto complainant and the petitioners are close relatives. Due to land dispute, there arose a wordy quarrel between the petitioners and the defacto complainant and his son, as a result of which, the petitioners scolded them with filthy language and attacked the defacto complainant's son with stone on his head and shoulder and caused grievous injuries to him. Hence, the complaint.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners are innocent persons and they have not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. He further submitted that originally the defacto complainant assaulted the petitioners for which, the petitioners lodged a complaint in Crime No.266 of 2022 as against the defacto complainant. Therefore, he prays to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

5. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the petitioners have attacked the defacto complainant's son and caused grievous

injuries to him. He would further submit that the injured is still in hospital and he had eight stitches on his shoulder. Hence, he vehemently opposed to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

6. Considering the nature of offence committed by the petitioners, and the injured is still in hospital, as custodial interrogation of the petitioners is very much required, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioners.

7. Accordingly, the Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. 19.07.2022 Lpp G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

Lpp Crl.O.P.No.16851 of 2022 19.07.2022