Mano @ Manoharan 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 4(1)(aaa), r/w 4(1-A) of T.N.P Act r/w Section 7 of TNRS Rules 2000 (Transporting) in Crime No.421 of 2021, seeks anticipatory bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner was found in illegal possession of 105 litres of ID Arrack in a Nissan Micra Car bearing Regn No.TN-24-AB-1663. Hence the law enforcing agency registered a case against the petitioner.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that earlier this Court granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner in Crl.O.P.No.20268 of 2021 dated 02.11.2021. However, the petitioner was unable to surrender before the concern court and he prays to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that there are four previous cases of similar nature pending against the petitioner. Hence, he vehemently opposed to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

5. Taking into consideration the allegations and also the bad antecedent of the petitioner and that the custodial interrogation of the petitioner is essential, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. 05.08.2022 mpl

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

mpl 05.08.2022