Rajendran v. The State Of Tamilnadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 08.01.2025 PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice N.ANAND VENKATESH Rajendran, ... Petitioner/ Sole Accused Vs The State of Tamilnadu, Represented by, The Inspector of Police, Sentamaram Police Station, Tenkasi District.

(Crime No.96 of 2024) ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.M.Arsathul Hameed, Advocate.

For Respondent : Mr.S.Ravi, Additional Public Prosecutor PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS,2023. PRAYER :- For Bail in Crime No. 96 of 2024 on the file of the respondent Police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner / Sole Accused, who was arrested and remanded to judicial 1/4

custody on 12.03.2024 for the alleged offence under Sections 6 r/w. Sections 5(1), 5(n), 7 and 8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 and 506(1) of IPC, in Crime No.96 of 2024, on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

2. Heard the learned counsel on either side and perused the material records of the case.

3. This is the second bail application filed by the petitioner. The first bail application filed in Crl.OP(MD).No.16267 of 2024 was dismissed as withdrawn by an order dated 26.09.2024.

4. This Court had the opportunity to go through the statements recorded from the victim girls under Section 164 of CrPC. The victim girls are none other than the daughters of the petitioner.

5. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that the investigation has been completed and the police report was filed before the learned Sessions Judge, Special Court for POCSO Act Cases, Tirunelveli and the same was taken on file in Spl.S.C.No.612 of 2024. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor further submitted that the matter is posted today for furnishing copies. 2/4

6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail at this stage. The important witnesses namely the victim girls must be examined before the Court and thereafter, the petitioner can file a fresh bail application seeking for enlargement on bail.

7. In view of the above, this criminal original petition is dismissed for the present.

sd/- 08/01/2025 / TRUE COPY / /01/2025 Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S. I / II / III / IV ) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.

PAL TO 1 THE SESSIONS JUDGE, SPECIAL COURT FOR POCSO ACT CASES, TIRUNELVELI.

2 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, SENTAMARAM POLICE STATION, TENKASI DISTRICT.

3 THE SUPERINTENDENT CENTRAL JAIL, TIRUNELVELI.

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4 THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI.

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.296 of 2025 Date :08/01/2025 SS/SKN/SAR- /29/01/2025/ 4P/5C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17/07/2023 4/4