Rafiq Ahmed @ Rafeeq Ahamed v. The Inspector Of Police

Crl.O.P.No.21948 of 2022 G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

The petitioner apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the alleged offences punishable under Sections in 341, 294(b), 323, 324, 307, 506(ii) IPC, in Crime No.92 of 2022, on the file of the respondent police seeks anticipatory bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that due to previous enmity, the Petitioner and other accused waylaid the de-facto complainant and threatened him. The Petitioner also attacked the de-facto complainant with hands and iron rod. Due to which, de-facto complainant caused grievous injuries. Hence, the complaint.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is an innocent person and no way connected with the alleged offence. He would further submit that on the confession statement given by the co-accused, the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. Hence he prays to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) submitted that the petitioner attacked the defacto complainant with hands and caused injuries. He also submitted that there is no change of circumstance after dismissal of previous anticipatory bail petitions. Hence, he vehemently opposed to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

5. Though this Court dismissed the anticipatory bail petition on previous three occasions, the petitioner has failed to surrender before the Respondent Police. Therefore, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed with costs. The petitioner is directed to pay a sum of Rs.5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand only) to the Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority, Chennai within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. 14.09.2022 dk/kv

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

dk/kv Crl.O.P.No.21948 of 2022 14.09.2022