Rajkumar v. The State Rep By Inspector Of Police

Crl.O.P.No.21325 of 2022 A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.

The petitioner, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 26.07.2022 for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 450, 294(b), 323, 324, 332, 336, 353, 435, 436, 379 and 506 (ii) of IPC read with 3, 4 and 5 of TN Public Property (Prevention of Damage Loss) Act, 1992 in Crime No.236 of 2022 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner, on account of the death of the child inside the school, along with a mob trespassed into the school premises and caused damages to the property worth about several Crores.

3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that he is an innocent person and he has been falsely roped into this case since the petitioner is a member of the near by village. Thereby, he would seek for grant of bail to the petitioner.

4. Per contra, the learned Government Advocate (Crl.side) appearing for the respondent would submit that on account of the death of the

student in the school, when the mob attacked on the school, the petitioner along with other accused persons trespassed into premises of the school and caused damages. The total damages caused is estimated to Rs.15 Crores. The presence of the petitioner has been confirmed by the CCTV Footage available from the school. He would further submit that the investigation is in initial stage.

5. Taking into consideration the fact that the petitioner along with other accused persons have trespassed into the school and caused serious damages worth about Rs.15 Crores, i am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Hence, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. 05.09.2022 mpl

A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.

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