G.Vanaraja v. State Rep By

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

The petitioner, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the alleged offences punishable under Sections, 406, 420 and 34 of IPC in Crime No. 83 of 2022, seeks anticipatory bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that one Dhanasekar lodged a complaint alleging that under the guise of securing government job, a sum of Rs.3,50,000/- has been received from him by the accused. After receiving money, the accused neither arranged job nor returned the money. Based on the complaint, the present case has been registered as against the petitioner.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that he is an innocent person. He is running a job consultancy, registered under MSME in the name and style of Vanaaspire Consultancy for the past 13 years and offered services of giving training to the candidates and placing them in the respective fields viz., IT, Private banking Sectors and Hotel Management Sectors and accordantly, more than 1200 candidates have

been placed in several jobs. During the month of June, 2020, one Mohanraj was introduced to the petitioner by his friend, Manoj, informing that he was also doing consultancy and using his political influence, he can arrange job in several sectors. Believing the words of Manoj, the petitioner has given more than 88 lakh to said Mohanraj and his associate Manoj by several transactions from July 2020 to December 2021. Subsequently, he came to know that the Mohanraj is a fraud and has cheated several consultancies. Therefore, the petitioner has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. Hence, he prays for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that this is the second anticipatory bail petition filed by the petitioner. Earlier petition filed before this Court in Crl.O.P.No.14242 of 2022 was dismissed on 30.06.2022. Hence, he vehemently opposed to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and also

considering the serious nature of offence committed by petitioner and this Court had dismissed the earlier petition filed by the petitioner and that there is no change of circumstances, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

6. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. 11.08.2022 Lpp G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

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