Joshva @ Joshva Gnanaraj v. State Represented By

Crl.O.P.No.18922 of 2022 Crl.O.P.No.18922 of 2022 G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

The petitioner who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offence punishable under Section 6(4) of TNSC (RDCS) Order 1982 and Section 7(1)(a)(ii) of EC Act, 1955, in Crime No.93 of 2022, seeks anticipatory bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner has illegally stocked 32,800 kilograms of PDS Rice. Hence, the complaint.

3. It is seen from the records that this is the second anticipatory bail petition filed by the petitioner. The earlier petition filed by the petitioner in Crl.O.P.No.10580 of 2022 was dismissed on 06.06.2022. He would further submit that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case and he is ready and willing to abide by any stringent condition that may be imposed on him. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

Crl.O.P.No.18922 of 2022 G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

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4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that there is no change of circumstances after the previous dismissal order was passed on merits. Hence, he vehemently opposed to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

5. Taking into consideration the bad antecedents of the petitioner, 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 anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. 10.08.2022 mn Crl.O.P.No.18922 of 2022 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis