Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/3301/2022dismissed

C.Ramesh v. The Inspector Of Police

2022-02-16Honourable Mr Justice K.Murali Shankar2 pages

CRL OP(MD). No.3301 of 2022 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 16.02.2022 PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice K.MURALI SHANKAR CRL OP(MD). No.3301 of 2022 C.Ramesh ... Petitioner/2nd Accused Vs The State represented by The Inspector of Police, Manikandam Police Station, Trichy District.

(Crime No.33 of 2022) ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner :Mr.R.KARTHIC RAJAN, Advocate.

For Respondent :Mr.MUTHUMANIKKAM, Counsel for Government of Tamil Nadu(Crl. side) PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Section 438 of Cr.P.C PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No.33 of 2022 on the file of the Respondent police.

ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner/A.2, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 420, 294(b) and 506(1) IPC, in Crime No.33 of 2022, on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail. 2.The case of the prosecution is that the defacto complainant gave a sum of Rs.1,30,000/- to the accused to buy a house in the Nagamangalam Housing Board, but they deceived the defacto complainant and when the defacto complainant questioned the same, the accused attacked the defacto complainant and also abused him in filthy language. Hence, the complaint.

3.The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is an innocent person and he has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution.

4.The learned Government Advocate (Criminal side) would submit that investigation is pending.

5.Considering the seriousness and gravity of the offence alleged against the petitioner and also the quantum of the amount involved and also the facts that the first accused is still in https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

CRL OP(MD). No.3301 of 2022 judicial custody and that investigation is pending, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6.In the result, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. sd/- 16/02/2022 / TRUE COPY / / /2022 Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.

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TO 1 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MANIKANDAM POLICE STATION, TRICHY DISTRICT.

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

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.3301 of 2022 Date :16/02/2022 SA/JM/SAR.3/23.02.2022/2P/3C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2/2