Suresh @ Sureshkumar v. Inspector Of Police

Crl.OP.No.17139 of 2023 G.CHANDRASEKHARAN, J.

This petition is filed to enlarge the petitioner on bail in Crime No.26 of 2023 on the file of the respondent Police.

2.It is the submission of learned counsel for the petitioner that prime accused in this case is arrested and released on bail. Petitioner is falsely implicated as accused in Cr.No.26 of 2023 for the offences under Sections 120-B, 147, 148, 149, 286, 337, 436, 506 (ii) and 153 (1b) of I.P.C. He is in judicial custody from 15.06.2023. Thus, this petition is filed for seeking bail.

3.In response, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that one Nithya died under suspicious circumstances. The accused in this case had formed the whatsapp group to take revenge for the death of the deceased Nithya, and set fire to the defacto-complainant's tractors bearing No.TN 34 K5043, TN 28 M 8258, TN 88 AZ 1940. The reason is that they believe that defacto-complainant gave employment to the persons who were responsible for the death of deceased Nithya. In the said incidence, three 1/3

tractors had been totally burnt to ashes. Petitioner is one who created whatsapp group and was responsible for organizing the crime. 4.Considered the rival submissions and perused the records. 5.Considering the nature of the allegations made against the accused in this case, especially the petitioner that he was the one who was responsible for gathering the accused through whatsapp group and inciting violence and for consequent burning of aforesaid tractors at about 12.30 hours on 22.03.2023 and that investigation in this case is not completed, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. 6.Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. 03.08.2023 ep 2/3

G.CHANDRASEKHARAN, J.

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