Ravi v. State By

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

The petitioner, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 294(b), 323 and 354A(1)(i) of IPC in Crime No.25 of 2022 on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner and the defacto complainant is the father and daughter respectively, the petitioner is alleged to have sexually abused her daughter/defacto complainant and gave a physical torture to her. Hence, the complaint.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is an innocent person and he has not committed any such offence as alleged by the prosecution. Hence, he prays to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

4. The learned Government Additional Public Prosecutor would 1/4

submit that the petitioner is alleged to have sexually abused her daughter/defacto complainant and gave a physical torture to her. Hence, he vehemently opposed to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

5. Taking into consideration the facts and submissions of the learned Counsel and also the considering the grave nature of offence committed by the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. 02.09.2022 vv 2/4

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

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