Selvakumar @ Selva v. State Rep.By

Crl.OP.No.24643 of 2023 Crl.O.P.No.24643 of 2023 C.V.KARTHIKEYAN, J.

The petitioner/A4 who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 08.08.2023 for the offences under Sections 302 of IPC and subsequently altered to Sections 147, 148 and 302 of IPC, registered by the respondent Police in Crime No.380 of 2023, seeks bail. 2.It is stated by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is only A4 and no direct over act had been mentioned against the petitioner.

3.It is the case of the prosecution that the deceased is the sister's son of the defacto complainant and he was staying in Arakkonam and that unidentified persons entered into the house and attacked him. It is the further case of the prosecution that A1 and the deceased had dispute over selling of Ganja and distribution of money. 4.It is stated that the other accused had been engaged to commit the murder. Sofar as this petitioner is concerned, it is specifically stated he had pointed out the house of the deceased though he was in Arakkonam and gone there by bike and the other accused had committed the offence of murder.

5.The earlier bail application in Crl.O.P.No.23144 of 2023 had been dismissed by this Court only on 09.10.2023 and there is no change in circumstances.

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vkr 6.The learned counsel states that the petitioner had been in custody for 83 days.

7.However, let the investigation be completed. At this stage, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

8. Hence this Criminal Original Petition stands dismissed. 30.10.2023 vkr Crl.O.P.No.24643 of 2023 2/2 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis