Selvaraj v. The Inspector Of Police

CRL OP(MD). No.3868 of 2022 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 08/03/2022 PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice K.MURALI SHANKAR CRL OP(MD). No.3868 of 2022 Selvaraj ... Petitioner/Sole Accused Vs The State rep.by, The Inspector of Police, Sattur Taluk Police Station, Virudhunagar District.

Crime No. 142/2018.

... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : MR.R.Karunanidhi, Advocate.

For Respondent : Mr.E.Antony Sahaya Prabahar, Additional Public Prosecutor PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.439 of Cr.P.C.

PRAYER :-For Bail in Crime No.142 of 2018 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 custody on 19.01.2022 for the offences punishable under Sections 294(b), 417, 420 and 506(1) of IPC, in Crime No.142 of 2018, on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail. 2.The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner received a sum of Rs.2,40,000/- from the de-facto complainant by giving false promise that he would arrange Conductor job in the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation and thereafter, he failed to secure the job and refused to return the said amount. Hence, the complaint. 3.The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is innocent person and he has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution.

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CRL OP(MD). No.3868 of 2022 4.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the petitioner had promised the de-facto complainant to make arrangement for getting Conductor Job in the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation and received a sum of Rs.2,40,000/- and that he is having one previous case for similar offence. He would further submit that the petitioner is having property and he has not chosen to return the amount received by him to the victim. 5.Considering the seriousness and gravity of the offence alleged and also the fact that the petitioner is having one previous case for similar offence, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

6.Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. sd/- 08/03/2022 / 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 SATTUR TALUK POLICE STATION, VIRUDHUNAGAR DISTRICT.

2 THE OFFICER INCHARGE, DISTRICT JAIL, VIRUDHUNAGAR.

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

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.3868 of 2022 Date :08/03/2022 sji MK/VR/SAR.III/11.03.2022/2P/4C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2/2