Veera Senthil @ Senthilkumar v. The Deputy Superintendent Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 26.04.2024

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI CRL.O.P (MD) No.954 of 2024

1. Veera Senthil @ Senthilkumar,

2. Maharajan,

3. Ilaiyaraja,

4. Saktheeshwaran @satheeshwaran,

5. Bharathi @ Bharathiraja ... Petitioners Vs

1. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Madurai District.

2. The Inspector of Police, Melur Police Station, Madurai District.

Crime No.813 of 2023.

3. Muthuraja ... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., praying to direct the learned III Additional Sessions Judge, Madurai (PCR Court) their surrender and to consider their bail application in Crime No.813 1/4

of 2023 on the file of 2nd respondent police to be filed by the petitioner. For Petitioners : M/s.R.Vennila For R1 & R2 : Mr.P.Kottai Chamy Government Advocate (Crl. Side)

O R D E R

The petitioners are accused in Crime No.813 of 2023 on the file of the second respondent police. The said case was registered for the offence under Sections 147, 341, 294(b), 323, 324, 506(ii) and 379 of IPC and Sections 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) and 3(2)(va) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 2015.

2.The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) appearing for the respondent police submitted that the defacto complainant has filed a Public Interest Litigation against one Kousalya who is the Panchayat President of his village. The said Kousalya along with husband/first petitioner herein asked the defacto complainant to withdraw the case. But the defacto complainant refused to withdraw the case. On 09.12.2023, due to previous enmity, the petitioners assaulted the defacto complainant with stick, abused 2/4

in filthy language and also threatened him. Also, the learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) further submitted that the injured has been discharged from the hospital on 13.12.2023.

3.The learned Counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners have been falsely implicated in this case with an ulterior motive. 4.Considering the nature of allegation, this Court is not inclined to grant any relief to the petitioners as prayed for. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed.

26.04.2024 NCC : Yes/No Internet:Yes/No Index:Yes/No jbr 3/4

B.PUGALENDHI , J.

jbr To The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Madurai District.

2. The Inspector of Police, Melur Police Station, Madurai District.

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