Raju @ Raji v. The Inspector Of Police

Crl.O.P.No.14178 of 2023 G.CHANDRASEKHARAN.J., The petitioner namely Raju @ Raji, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 01.06.2023 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 294(b), 323, 324, 326(A) & 506(ii) of IPC in Crime No.126 of 2023 on the file of the respondent police seeks bail.

2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that, petitioner is falsely implicated in a case registered for the offences under Sections 294(b), 323, 324, 326(A) & 506(ii) of IPC in Crime No.126 of 2023. Petitioner is in Judicial Custody from 01.06.2023. Thus, he seeks bail to the petitioner.

3. In response, learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) submitted that, there was a fight between close relative at about 03.00.p.m., on 01.06.2023, while playing the dice. While defacto complainant intervened in the fight between the parties, accused Kumar had stabbed the defacto complainant's brother with broken beer bottle. 1/4

Due to which, he suffered injuries and admitted at Indira Nursing Home. After treatment, defacto complainant's brother Selvam and defacto complainant's sister's sons Mahendran and Vinoth Kumar were returning to their house. At that time, when Selvam asked Kumar why he did like that for a small incident, Kumar had hit the Selvam with beer bottle. Settu and Raji had also hit Selvam with hands repeatedly. Kumar had brought acid bottle from his house and thrown acid on defacto complainant's brother and on Sister's sons Mahendran and Vinoth Kumar. He further submitted that, though injured had been discharged from the hospitals, their sufferings are worst and they are still suffering from the injuries caused by the beer bottle and then by the acid attack. Investigation in this case is still pending.

4. Considering the gravity of the offences alleged to have been committed by the accused, in which acid was thrown on the defacto complainant's brother, which is serious and heinous offence and that the investigation is in preliminary stage, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

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5. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. 10.07.2023 Sma 3/4

G.CHANDRASEKHARAN. J.

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