A.Sivamani v. The State Rep By Its,

and Crl.M.P.No. 18654 of 2022 T.V.THAMILSELVI, J.

The petitioners, who were arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 21.10.2022 for the alleged offence under Sections 341, 294(b), 323, 324, 506(2), 307 of I.P.C. in Crime No.171 of 2022 on the file of the respondent police, seek bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that A2 assaulted the defacto complainant's son with wooden log in his hip and all over his body and stabbed him with knife in is back and A3 assaulted him with iron pipe in his legs and when the defacto complainant restrained the same, A2 and A4 assaulted him with wooden log, thereby his son sustained grievous injuries. Hence, the complaint.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that they have not at all committed any offence as alleged by the respondent police and they are no way connected with the offence. He would submit that they

have been falsely implicated in this case. He would submit that investigation is almost completed and that the petitioners have been suffering incarceration for more than 47 days from 21.10.2022. Hence, he prayed to grant bail to the petitioners.

4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) appearing for respondent would submit that due to broke of spinal card, victim is still taking treatment in hospital at Chennai. A2 is son-in-law and A1 is brother of A2 and A3. He would submit that there was a matrimonial dispute between husband and wife and while questioning the same, the defacto complainant went to house of petitioners, thereby wordy quarrel arose between them and the occurrence happened in father-in-law's house. He would also submit that if they are released on bail, they will tamper the witnesses and hamper the investigation and the investigation is not yet completed. Hence, he vehemently opposed to grant bail to the petitioner.

5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions made by both counsel and considering the gravity of offence

committed by the petitioner, and also considering the fact that victim is still taking treatment in the hospital due to severe injury and there is possibility of tampering the witnesses and hampering the investigation, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. Consequently, connected Crl.M.P. is closed. 08.12.2022 rpp

T.V.THAMILSELVI, J.

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