Sakila v. The State Rep By, The Inspector Of Police,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 21.05.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.SENTHILKUMAR CRL. O.P.NO.15178 of 2025 Sakila ... Petitioner Vs The State Rep by, Inspector of Police, Thachampet Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District.

(Crime No.59 of 2025)

...Respondent

Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 to enlarge the petitioner/Accused on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest in Crime No. 59 of 2025 pending on the file of the respondent police.

For petitioner :

M/s.B.Hariharan For Respondent :

Mr.A.Gopinath Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

ORDER

The petitioner, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 296(b), 118(1), 109 of BNS @ altered under Sections 103(2), 118(1), 191(2), 191(3), 296(b) of BNS, in Crime No.59 of 2025, on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail. 2.

The case of the prosecution is that due to land dispute 1/4

between the petitioner and the defacto complainant's husband, the petitioner along with other accused persons attacked the defacto complainant's husband by using black stone, shovel and knife. 3.

The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent; that he has been falsely implicated in this case; that the petitioner has no bad antecedents and in any case, custodial interrogation of the petitioner is not required and sought anticipatory bail. 4.

The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) appearing for the respondent police, while opposing the grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner, reiterated the prosecution case and he submits that the petitioner is arrayed as A5.

5.

Considering the representations made by both sides and considering the nature of offences charged against the petitioner and also considering that offenses are grave in nature, this Court is declined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. According, this Criminal Original Petition stands dismissed. 2/4

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21.05.2025 nsl/stn Note:-

1. Registry is directed to forthwith upload this order in the official website of this Court.

2. All concerned to act on this order being uploaded in official website of this Court without insisting on certified hard copies. To be noted, this order when uploaded in official website of this Court will be watermarked and will also have a QR code.

To:

1.

The Inspector of Police, Thachampet Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District.

2.

The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court.

N.SENTHILKUMAR, J.

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