S.Vidhya v. Inspector Of Police

Crl.O.P.No.23279 of 2023 C.V.KARTHIKEYAN, J.

The petitioner / A2 who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 420 and 109 of IPC in Crime No.15 of 2023, seeks anticipatory bail. 2.It is stated that the petitioner / 2nd accused is the wife of the 1st accused. The 1st accused had held out that he is doing share market business and had asked the defacto complainant to invest money in the share market business. It is stated that believing the words of the 1st accused, the defacto complainant had transferred a sum of Rs.65,78,499/- to the account of the 1st accused. Thereafter, the husband of the petitioner / 1st accused had approached the defacto complainant stating that he had to go to Mumbai to get training in share market and received a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- and then disappeared. When the defacto complainant tried to contact the husband of the petitioner / A1, his cell phone was switched off. This necessitated the complaint to be lodged before the respondent police.

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smv 3.The learned counsel for the petitioner stated that the petitioner did not know the whereabouts of her husband / A1. However, it is seen that the 1st accused / husband of the petitioner had been taken into custody and in jail.

4.On the side of the respondent, it is stated that the 1st accused had received a sum of Rs.5 Crores from various persons and the petitioner / A2 is concerned, she had directly received a sum of Rs.3,90,000/- from two separate individuals.

5.Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and the nature of offences involved, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands dismissed.

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