Manikandan @ Rasaiya v. The Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Friday, the First day of March Two Thousand and Twenty Four PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice M.DHANDAPANI MANIKANDAN @ RASAIYA ... Petitioner / Accused No.5 Vs THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE MANAMADURAI POLICE STATION, SIVAGANGAI DISTRICT.

(CRIME NO. 174/2023) ... Respondent / Complainant For Petitioner :

M/s.S.Sivaprakash, Advocate For Respondent :

Mr.B.Nambiselvan, Additional Public Prosecutor PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec. 439 Cr.P.C.

PRAYER : FOR BAIL IN CRIME NO. 174 OF 2023 ON THE FILE OF THE RESPONDENT POLICE.

ORDER : The Court Made the following order :- The petitioner/A5, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 29.12.2023 for the offences punishable under Section Man Missing @ Sections 147, 148, 109, 201 and 302 of IPC, in Crime No.174 of 2023, on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

2.The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner along with other accused 1/3

persons have formed into an unlawful assembly with deadly weapons and assaulted one Sathuragiri by using knife, in which, he died and causing disappearance of the dead body by setting fire by using petrol. Hence, the case. 3.The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is innocent and he did not commit any offence as alleged by the prosecution and based on the confession statement of A1, the petitioner has been arrayed as accused in this case and he is in judicial custody from 29.12.2023 and hence, he pray for bail. 4.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that apart from this case, the petitioner has 14 previous cases and hence, he strongly opposed to grant bail to the petitioner.

5.Considering the previous antecedents of the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Hence, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed.

sd/- 01/03/2024 / TRUE COPY / /03/2024 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, Manamadurai Police Station, Sivagangai District.

2.The Officer Incharge, District Jail, Ramanathapuram District.

3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

ORDER

IN Date :01/03/2024 ED/ GS /SAR- (07/03/2024) 3P / 4C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17/07/2023 3/3