Guna @ Gunasekaran v. The Inspector Of Police

Crl.O.P.No.28927 of 2023 Crl.O.P.No.28927 of 2023 C.V.KARTHIKEYAN, J.

The petitioner/second accused, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offence punishable under Sections 328 of IPC and 24(1) Cigarette and other Tobacco Products Acts, 2003 in Crime No.563 of 2023, seeks anticipatory bail.

2. The first accused had been arrested and is still in custody.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that on the confession of the first accused, the petitioner had been implicated.

4. However, on the side of the respondent, it is stated that the respondents had seized totally 404 kgs of banned tobacco products from the house of the petitioner herein.

5. Taking the large quantity of the tobacco products and also the fact that it was seized from the house of the petitioner, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands dismissed. 02.01.2024 vsg https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

Crl.O.P.No.28927 of 2023 C.V.KARTHIKEYAN , J.

vsg Crl.O.P.No.28927 of 2023 02.01.2024 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis