Ashok v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 31/01/2025 PRESENT The HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH Ashok, ... Petitioner/Accused No.1 Vs The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep by Inspector of Police, Nagamalai Pudukottai Police Station, Madurai District.

Crime No. 463/2024.

... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.Kannathasan C, Advocate.

For Respondent : Mr.B.Thanga Aravindh, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.482 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No.463 of 2024 on the file of the respondent Police. 1/3

ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner/Accused No.1, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for offences punishable under sections 126(2), 127 (2), 296(b), 115(2), 118(1), 351(3) and 303 (2) of BNS, 2023 in Crime No.463 of 2024 on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.

2. Earlier anticipatory bail petition filed by the petitioner was dismissed on merits by an order dated 19.01.2025 in Crl.O.P.(MD).No.321 of 2025. This Court does not find any change in circumstances. This Court cannot deal with the case on merits every time an anticipatory bail petition is filed before the Court. Therefore, just because the rule of res judicata will not apply for anticipatory bail petition, that does not mean that the Court will deal with the case every time on merits. Unless there are change in circumstances, the Court will not entertain the second anticipatory bail petition.

3. In view of the above, this petition stands dismissed. sd/- 31/01/2025 / TRUE COPY / /02/2025 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, NAGAMALAI PUDUKOTTAI POLICE STATION, MADURAI DISTRICT.

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

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.2073 of 2025 Date :31/01/2025 SS/SKN/SAR- /14/02/2025/ 3P/3C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17/07/2023 3/3