Pandiyan @ Kattapandiyan @ Durairajan v. The State Rep.By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Friday, the Twenty Sixth day of November Two Thousand Twenty One PRESENT The Hon`ble Mrs Justice T.V. THAMILSELVI CRIMINAL ORIGINAL PETITION No.22493 of 2021 PANDIYAN @ KATTAPANDIYAN @ DURAIRAJAN [ PETITIONER / ACCUSED ] Vs THE STATE REP.BY [ RESPONDENT ] THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MANNARGUDI TOWN POLICE STATION, TIRUVARUR DISTRICT.

CRIME NO.1558 OF 2021.

For Petitioner : M/S. G.BALACHANDAR Advocate For Respondent : MR.N.S.SUGANTHAN, Govt. Advocate (Crl. Side) PETITION FOR BAIL 439 Cr.P.C.

ORDER : The Court Made the following order :- (The case has been heard through video conference) The petitioner who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 01.11.2021 for the offences under Sections 120(B), 420, 465, 468, 471, 486 of IPC read with Section 4(1)(a) and 4(1-A) of Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act and Sections 4, 7 of Tamil Nadu Rectified Sprit Rules 2000, in Crime No.1558 of 2021, on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the accused were found illegally transporting 20 litres of rectified spirit in a Scooty Pep vehicle. Further, the petitioner along with others had printed duplicate seal in the bottles and sold the rectified spirit in the liquor bottles to the public. Hence, the complaint. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

3.The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution and he has been falsely implicated in this case. He would further submit that the petitioner has been suffering incarceration for 26 days from 01.11.2021 and hence, he would pray for grant of bail to the petitioner.

4.The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) would raise strong objection stating that there are totally 7 accused in this case and the petiitoner is arrayed as A7. He would further submit that the petitioner has got 4 previous cases and that there is a proposal for Goondas as against A3 to A5.

5.On seeing the nature of allegation levelled against the petitioner and the fact the petitioner has got 4 previous cases and there is a proposal for Goondas as against the co-accused, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed.

-sd/- 26/11/2021 This order, on being produced, be punctually observed and carried into execution by all concerned TRUE COPY Sub-Assistant Registrar (Statistics/C.S.) High Court, Madras - 600 104.

TO 1 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MANNARGUDI TOWN POLICE STATION, TIRUVARUR DISTRICT.

2 THE OFFICER INCHARGE, SUB JAIL, NAGAPATTINAM 3 THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT, MADRAS.

CC to M/S. G.BALACHANDAR Advocate on payment of necessary charges CRL OP.22493/2021 Date :26/11/2021 JPA 03/12/2021 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/