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Madras High CourtCRL OP/26658/2024disposed of

M Premraja v. The Senior Inteligence Officer,

2024-10-29Honourable Mr.Justice P. Dhanabal4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 29.10.2024

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE P.DHANABAL Crl.O.P.No.26658 of 2024 M.Premraja ... Petitioner Vs.

The Senior Intelligence Officer, DGGI, Chennai Zonal Unit, No.16, BSNL Building, Tower II, 5th and 8th Floors, Greams Road, Chennai-600 006.

... Respondent PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 438 of Cr.P.C, 1973 pleased to enlarge the petitioner on bail in the event of his arrest by the respondent pending investigation of the case in R.R.No.23 of 2023 on the file of the respondent.

For Petitioner : Mr.Abudu Kumar Rajarathnam Senior Advocate for Mr.Arun Shabari For Respondent : Mr.N.P.Kumar Special Public Prosecutor for DGGI

O R D E R

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The petitioner/accused who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the alleged offence punishable under Sections 132(1)(b) and 132(1) of the CGST Act 2017 in R.R No.23 of 2023 seeks anticipatory bail.

2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that already bail was granted to the petitioner and thereafter, the same was cancelled by this High Court and the same was confirmed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court.

3. Now, the petitioner has filed an application for anticipatory bail, since the bail granted to the petitioner was cancelled by the High Court and the same was confirmed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court, anticipatory bail will not lie and the petitioner has to surrender before the trial Court.

4. When the petitioner surrender before the concerned trial Court and after surrender any bail application filed by the petitioner, the trial Court is directed to consider the same on merits on the same day in accordance with 2/4

law.

4. With the above direction, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of.

29.10.2024 Vv To The Senior Intelligence Officer, DGGI, Chennai Zonal Unit, No.16, BSNL Building, Tower II, 5th and 8th Floors, Greams Road, Chennai-600 006.

P.DHANABAL, J.

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