R.Durai Arasan @ Durai Raj v. State Rep By

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

The petitioner who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 294(b), 384 and 506(ii) of IPC in Crime No.185 of 2022 on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the defacto complainant and his friend were running a street foot stall at Vadapalani. While so, on 21.06.2022, the petitioner along with another accused ate food. When the defacto complainant asked money for the food which they ate, the first petitioner took a knife and pointed out the defacto complainant's neck and the another has taken away a sum of Rs.1,050/- from the food stall. Hence, the complaint.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is an innocent person and he has not committed any such offence as alleged by the prosecution. Hence, he prays to grant anticipatory bail to 1/4

the petitioner.

4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent submits that the petitioner's earlier anticipatory bail petition was dismissed by this Court vide order dated 07.07.2022 in Crl.OP.No.15649 of 2022 on the ground that there are eight previous cases as against the petitioner. Hence, he vehemently opposed to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

5. Taking into consideration the facts and submissions of the learned Counsel and also the fact that there is no change of circumstances after the dismissal of the petitioner's earlier petition, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. 04.08.2022 vv 2/4

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

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