Prveen Kumar v. State, Rep. By

A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed by the petitioner/A5, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 28.09.2024, seeking bail in Crime No.212 of 2024 for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 103, 238 of BNS.

2. Based on the complaint given by the de facto complainant/Village Administrative Officer of Balajangamanahalli Village, Palladam, that within his jurisdiction, an unidentified male and female corpses were found at the proposed SIPCOT land with multiple cut and stab injuries, the case came to be registered under Section 103 and 238 of BNS on 24.09.2024 and later, during the course of investigation, it came to light that the accused had a dispute with the deceased/victims on account of financial dealings and since the deceased had refused to give his Crypto currency account details, the accused had brutally murdered the deceased/victims at Theni district and in order to screen the offence thrown the body of the deceased in the Dharmapuri District. Hence the case.

3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is an innocent person and he has been falsely implicated in this case. He also submitted that the petitioner was arrested only based on the confession statement recorded form

the other accused. He further submitted that there is no eye witness to the occurrence and other than the confession statement, there is no other material to connect the petitioner to this crime. He also submitted that the petitioner is in custody from 28.09.2024 and he is ready to abide by any stringent conditions that may be imposed by this Court. Hence, he prayed for grant of bail to the petitioner.

4. Learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondent police, while opposing for the grant of bail to the petitioner, submitted that it is a case of double murder, where, the petitioner along with other accused, on account of the financial dispute, had preplanned and brutally murdered the deceased and attempted to screen the offence by throwing their body into the jurisdiction of another district. He further submitted that all the accused in this case were arrested and the investigation is at preliminary stage. Therefore, if the petitioner is released on bail at this stage, there is every possibility of him absconding and not available for further investigation.

5. Heard both sides and perused the materials available on record including the counter filed by the respondent.

6. Taking into consideration the facts and the submissions made by the learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) that is a case of double murder and also considering that the investigation is at very nascent stage, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7. Accordingly, the Criminal Original Petition stands dismissed for the present. 19.11.2024 ham

A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.

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