Vijil Jones v. The Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Thursday, the Eighteenth day of January Two Thousand and Twenty Four PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice M.DHANDAPANI VIJIL JONES ... PETITIONER/ ACCUSED RANK NOT KNOWN Vs THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE THUCKKALAY POLICE STATION, KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT.

CRIME NO. NOT KNOWN OF 2024 ... RESPONDENT(S) / COMPLAINANT(S) For Petitioner : MR.IYAPPAN R Advocate For Respondent : MR.SS.MADHAVAN, Govt. Advocate ( Crl. Side) PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec. 438 Cr.P.C. PRAYER: FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL IN CR.NO.NOT KNOWN OF 2024 ON THE FILE OF THE RESPONDENT POLICE.

ORDER : The Court Made the following order :- The petitioner/Accused Rank Not Known, who apprehends arrest at the hands 1/4

of the respondent police for the alleged offence under Sections 505(2) & 506(i) of IPC and 67 of IT Act, 2000, in Crime No.Not Known of 2024, seeks anticipatory bail. 2.The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner is belonging to the political party namely, 'Nam Tamilar Party'. He made a defamatory statement as against the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and published the same in the Social Media. Thereby, the defacto complainant made a complaint before the Law Enforcing Agency. 3.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution and she has been falsely implicated in this case. He further submitted that earlier occasion, this Court directed the petitioner to publish the regret post in the Social Media and the same has been complied with.

To prove the same, he has produced the document. Hence, he prays for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 4.The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the State submitted that in the document produced by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner again repeated the earlier defamatory statement against the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. Even still the petitioner has not corrected himself.

vehemently, opposed to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

5. This Court perused the defamatory statement against the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and perused the document produced by the learned counsel for the petitioner.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and also considering the fact that even in the regret post also the petitioner repeated the earlier defamatory statement against the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

7.Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. sd/- 18/01/2024 / TRUE COPY / /01/2024 Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S- I / II / III / IV ) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.

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TO 1.THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE THUCKKALAY POLICE STATION, KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT.

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

ORDER

IN Date :18/01/2024 RK/DD (29/01/2024) 4P / 3C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17/07/2023 4/4