Karthikeyan v. The Inspector Of Police

Crl.O.P.No.26839 of 2022 Crl.O.P.No.26839 of 2022 A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA , J.

The petitioner who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offence punishable under Section 392 of IPC in Crime No.394 of 2022, seeks anticipatory bail. 2.The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner had waylaid the defacto complainant, threatened and snatched gold chain weighing about 3 3⁄4 sovereigns and also a cell phone. Hence, the complaint. 3.The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is an innocent person and he has been falsely implicated in this case. He would submit that the other accused in this case have already been enlarged on bail. Hence, he prays for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

4.Per contra, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the petitioner is a habitual offender against whom there are two previous cases similar in nature pending against him. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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vkr Hence, he vehemently opposed for the grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

5.Taking into account the nature of offence and the previous antecedents of the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed.

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