Vignesh v. The Inspector Of Police

CRL OP(MD). No.4291 of 2020 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 09/03/2020 PRESENT The Hon'ble Dr.Justice G.JAYACHANDRAN CRL OP(MD). No.4291 of 2020 Vignesh ... Petitioner/ 2nd Accused Vs The State rep. by The Inspector of Police, Melathur Police Station, Thanjavur District (Crime No.16/2020) ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.B.Senthil Nathan, Advocate.

For Respondent : Mr.S.Chandrasekar, Additional Public Prosecutor PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.439 of Cr.P.C PRAYER :- for bail in Crime No.16 of 2020 on the file of the respondent police.

ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner is arrayed as accused No.2. He was arrested and remanded to Judicial Custody on 20.02.2020, for the offence punishable under Section 379 of I.P.C. r/w 21(1) of Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, in Crime No.16 of 2020, on the file of the respondent police. He seeks bail. 2.The petitioner herein was arrested for possessing 2 1⁄2 units of river sand in Lorry bearing Regn.No.TN-10-P-8076. The owner of the lorry has absconded.

3.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is the lorry driver and he is innocent. The case is a concocted one by the respondent police who have caught the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

CRL OP(MD). No.4291 of 2020 lorry with illicit sand. The respondent police has arrested the petitioner herein and his master who engaged him has fled from the scene of occurrence and yet to be secured.

4.Considering the quantity of the river sand, this Court finds no merit in the bail petition. Hence, this Criminal Original Petition stands dismissed.

sd/- 09/03/2020 / TRUE COPY / / /2020 Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.

TO

1. THE OFFICER IN-CHARGE, SUB-JAIL, THANJAVUR.

2. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MELATHUR POLICE STATION, THANJAVUR DISTRICT.

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

+1 CC to M/s.B.SENTHILNATHAN, Advocate(SR-4956[I] dated 09/03/2020)

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.4291 of 2020 Date :09/03/2020 SJI SRS/ JC/ SAR-I/ 16.03.2020/ 2P/5C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/