Ramesh v. The State Rep By Its

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Thursday, the Sixteenth day of December Two Thousand Twenty One PRESENT The Hon`ble Mrs Justice T.V.THAMILSELVI CRIMINAL ORIGINAL PETITION No.24596 of 2021 RAMESH [ PETITIONER / ACCUSED ] Vs THE STATE REP BY ITS [ RESPONDENT ] THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PARAMATHI POLICE STATION, NAMAKKAL DISTRICT (CR NO.444/2021) For Petitioner : M/S.W.CAMYLES GANDHI 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 20.11.2021 for the offence under Section 174 Cr.P.C. altered into Section 306 IPC, in Crime No.444 of 2021, on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that on the date of occurrence, the deceased who is the wife of the defacto complainant committed suicide by consuming poison. Initially, the case registered under Section 174 Cr.P.C. Thereafter, during the course of investigation, it was found that the petitioner was in illegal intimacy with the deceased and he often harassed her to have physical contact as a result of which, she committed suicide by consuming poison.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is no way connected with the suicide committed by the deceased and he been falsely implicated in this case. He would further submit that the petitioner has been suffering incarceration for 25 days from 20.11.2021. Hence, he would pray for grant of bail to the petitioner.

4.The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) would raise strong objection stating that the petitioner had developed intimacy with the wife of the defacto complainant. When it came to the knowledge of the defacto complainant, he warned her and thereafter, she stopped the relationship with the petitioner. After sometime, the petitioner started to harass the wife of the defacto complainant to have physical relationship with him and hence, she committed suicide and that the investigation is at the initial stage. 5.On seeing the nature of allegation levelled against the petitioner and the fact that the investigation is at the initial stage, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. -sd/- 16/12/2021 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 INSPECTOR OF POLICE PARAMATHI POLICE STATION, NAMAKKAL DISTRICT.

2 THE SUPERINTENDENT, CENTRAL PRISON, SALEM.

3 THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR HIGH COURT, MADRAS.

+1CC to M/S.W.CAMYLES GANDHI Advocate on payment of necessary charges SR.NO.14922 CRL OP.24596/2021 Date :16/12/2021 CSK 27/12/2021