Madras High CourtCRL OP/24434/2021dismissed

Vasantha v. State Rep.By

2021-12-15Honourable Mrs Justice T.V.Thamilselvi2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Wednesday, the Fifteenth day of December Two Thousand Twenty One PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE T.V.THAMILSELVI CRIMINAL ORIGINAL PETITION No.24434 of 2021 VASANTHA [ PETITIONER / ACCUSED ] Vs STATE REP.BY [ RESPONDENT ] THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ANAICUT POLICE STATION, CHENGALPATTU DISTRICT.

CRIME NO.257 OF 2021.

For Petitioner : M/S.G.MAHESH KUMAR 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 petitioner who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 24.10.2021 for the offences under Sections 498-A, 304B, 506(i) IPC r/w Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act altered from Section 174(3) Cr.P.C. in Crime No.257 of 2021, on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the deceased and A1 got married on 03.06.2020 and the petitioner is the mother-in-law of the deceased. After the marriage, the petitioner/A2 and her son/A1 abused and harassed the deceased by demanding dowry. Due to that, on frustration the deceased committed suicide by hanging in her mother's home. Hence, the complaint.

3.The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is no way connected with the suicide committed by the deceased and she has been falsely implicated in this case and that she has been suffering incarceration for about 50 days from 24.10.2021. Hence, he would pray for grant of bail to the petitioner.

4.The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) would raise strong objection stating that A1 is the husband and A2 is the mother-in-law of the deceased. The accused have harassed the deceased by demanding dowry due to which, the deceased committed suicide by hanging in her mother's home and that the RDO enquiry is pending.

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5. On seeing the nature of allegation levelled against the petitioner and the fact that the RDO enquiry is pending and the investigation has not been completed, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed.

-sd/- 15/12/2021 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 SUPERINTENDENT, CENTRAL PRISON, PUZHAL, CHENNAI.

2 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ANAICUT POLICE STATION, CHENGALPATTU DISTRICT.

3 THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT, MADRAS.

CC to M/S.G.MAHESH KUMAR Advocate on payment of necessary charges CRL OP.24434/2021 Date :15/12/2021 MK:22/12/2021 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/