Settu v. Inspector Of Police

G.CHANDRASEKHARAN.

J.

The petitioners who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the alleged offences under Sections 294 (b), 323, 324 & 506 (2) IPC, in Crime No.288 of 2023, on the file of the respondent police, seek anticipatory bail.

2. It is the submission of the learned counsel for the petitioners that petitioners are first and second accused in Crime No.288 of 2023, registered for the offences under Sections 294 (b), 323, 324 & 506 (2) IPC @ Sections 294 (b), 323, 506 (2) & 326 IPC . They were not in the spot at the time of the alleged incident. However, they have been falsely implicated in this case. Therefore this petition. 3.In response, the learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) submitted that there is a dispute between the defacto complainant, first accused and second accused in connection with a land. On 01.06.2023, at about 5.30 p.m., first accused had damaged the bitter gourd plants in the land of the defacto complainant. When defacto complainant's son

questioned, first accused picked up wordy quarrel with him. On 02.06.2023, at about 6.30 a.m., when the defacto complainant was going to supply milk, accused had hit her with wooden log on her mouth. As a result, she lost her three tooth. Second accused also hit her with stone on her back and slapped in her cheek and they made criminal intimidation against the defacto complainant. Thereby she suffered grevious injuries. Thus, he prayed for dismissal of this petition. 4.It is seen from the allegations made in the FIR that defacto complainant lost her three teeth, which is a grievous injury and investigation in this case is also not completed. In the said circumstances, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, this Criminal Original petition is dismissed. 26.07.2023 sli

G.CHANDRASEKHARAN.

J.

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