Shanthi @ Ulagammal v. The Inspector Of Police

CRL OP(MD). No.5422 of 2023 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 23/03/2023 PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN CRL OP(MD). No.5422 of 2023 Shanthi @ Ulagammal, ... Petitioner/Accused No.4 Vs State Rep.by The Inspector of Police, Civil Supplies.C.I.D, Tenkasi District.

Crime No. 12 of 2023.

... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : T.Leninkumar, Advocate.

For Respondent : Mr.R.M.Anbunithi, Additional Public Prosecutor PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.438 of Cr.P.C PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No.12 of 2023 on the file of the respondent Police.

ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner/A4 who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Clause 6(4) of TNSC (RDCS) Order 1982 r/w 7(1)(a)(ii) of Essential Commodities Act, 1955 in Crime No.12 of 2023 on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.

2.The case of the prosecution as per the de-facto complainant is that the petitioner along with other accused persons were found in illegal possession of 29 bags of PDS rice (each contains 40kgs), hence the case.

3.Heard. Perused the materials available on record including the First Information Report.

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CRL OP(MD). No.5422 of 2023 4.This is the second application for anticipatory bail and the earlier application for anticipatory bail was dismissed by this Court on 01.02.2023 in Crl.O.P(MD) No.1947 of 2023 and there is no change in circumstances of the case to consider the present anticipatory bail petition even after dismissal of the petition, hence this court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

5.Hence the petition stands dismissed.

sd/- 23/03/2023 / TRUE COPY / /04/2023 Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.

SJI TO 1 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE CIVIL SUPPLIES.C.I.D, TENKASI DISTRICT.

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

+1 CC to M/s.T.LENINKUMAR, Advocate ( SR-4837[I] dated 24/03/2023 )

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.5422 of 2023 Date :23/03/2023 PKP/MMS/SAR-3/05.04.2023/ 2P/4C https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 2/2