Antonyraj @ Antoni v. The State Rep By Its,

A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA , J.

The petitioner, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 11.10.2022, for the offences punishable under Sections 4(1)(i), 4(1)(aaa) r/w 4(1-A) of TNP Act, in Crime No.274 of 2022 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that when the respondent Police and his team were in their routine check up, the petitioner was found to be in possession of 110 litres of illicit arrack. Hence the case.

3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is an innocent person and he has been falsely implicated in this case. He would also submit that the petitioner is in custody from 11.10.2022 and he is ready to abide by any stringent conditions that may be imposed on him and hence, he prays for grant of bail to the petitioner.

4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) appearing for

the respondent would submit that the respondent police found that the petitioner was in illegal possession of 110 litres of illicit arrack. He would further submit that 19 previous cases are pending as against the petitioner, out of which 16 cases are of similar in nature. Therefore, he vehemently oppose for grant of bail to the petitioner.

5. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) for the respondent Police and perused the materials available on record.

6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and the submission made by the learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) and also considering the fact that 19 previous cases are pending as against the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands dismissed

for the present.

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A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA , J.

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