Alagarasan @ Alaguraj v. The Deputy Superintendent Of Police,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 06.06.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN Alagarasan @ Alaguraj ... Appellant Vs.

1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Bavani Sub-Division, Erode District 2.State rep. by The Inspector of Police, Chithode Police Station, Erode District (cr.No.137 of 2025) 3.Saranya ... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Appeal filed under Section 14-A of Scheduled Castes / Schedule Tribes (POA) Amendment Act, 2015, to set aside the order dated 16.05.2025 made in Crl.MP.No.1205 of 2025 on the file of the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Erode and allow the criminal appeal and enlarge the appellant on bail.

For Appellant : Mr.P.Chandrasekar For Respondents For R1 & R2 : Mr.S.Raja Kumar, Additional Public Prosecutor For R3 : Mr.R.Suryaprakash

JUDGMENT

This Criminal Appeal has been filed against the order dated 16.05.2025 made in Crl.MP.No.1205 of 2025 on the file of the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Erode, thereby dismissed the petition filed for bail.

2.

The case of the prosecution is that on 09.03.2025, while the deceased along with his wife were going to Tiruppur by car from Salem near Nazinianoor, the accused dashed their car on the deceased's car. All the accused persons conspired together and intended to cause riot, assaulted the deceased with knife, that too in front of his wife i.e. the third respondent herein. The deceased died on the spot due to the injuries sustained by him.

3.

The learned counsel for the appellant would submit that there are totally 14 accused and the appellant is arrayed as 7th accused. He has nothing to do with the crime as alleged by the prosecution. However, he was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 24.03.2025.

4.

On perusal of the records, it is revealed that there are totally 14 accused, in which the appellant is arrayed as 7th accused. It is a case of retaliation murder. The deceased was an accused in the case of murder of one, Chelladurai, who is a close relative of the first accused. That apart, the appellant's antecedent is also very bad since he involved in another murder case and it is also pending for trial. All the accused persons chased the car of the deceased and dashed against the deceased's car. When the deceased got down from the car, all the accused persons brutally attacked the deceased with deadly weapons, that too in front of his wife i.e. the third respondent herein, due to which the deceased died on the spot. Therefore, the trial court rightly dismissed the petition for bail and this Court finds no infirmity or illegality in the impugned order. 5.

Accordingly, this criminal appeal is dismissed. 06.06.2025 Index : Yes/No : Yes/No Speaking/non-speaking order lok

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

lok To 1.Principal District and Sessions Judge, Erode 2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Bavani Sub-Division, Erode District 3.The Inspector of Police, Chithode Police Station, Erode District 4.The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court.

06.06.2025