Jeeva v. The Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 07/06/2024 PRESENT THE HON`BLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI Jeeva ... Petitioner/2nd Accused Vs The Inspector of Police, Thallakulam Police Station (Crime), Madurai Crime No.284 of 2024.

... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner :

Mr.S.Poornachandran, Advocate.

For Respondent :

Mr.B.Thanga Aravindh, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.438 of Cr.P.C PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No.284 of 2024 on the file of the respondent police ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offence under Sections 406 and 420 of IPC in Crime No.284 of 2024, on the file of the respondent police seeks anticipatory bail. 2.The case of the prosecution is that the defacto complainant is the second wife of one Mariappan, who was a Government servant. While, he was in service in the year 2015, he died. The defacto complainant borrowed a sum of Rs,1,00,000/- from 1/3

the petitioner's mother and she introduced A3 to the defacto complainant and A3, a broker has arranged to get the service benefits of the defacto complainant's husband and the amount has also been credited to the defacto complainant's Bank account. Thereafter, the petitioner along with the other accused forcibly took the defacto complainant to the Bank and withdrew the entire monetary benefits from her account. Hence, the complaint.

3.The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is an innocent and he did not commit any offence as alleged by the prosecution. 4.The learned Government Advocate (Crl.side) appearing for the respondent submits that CCTV footage, which has been recovered by the respondent police, discloses that this petitioner along with the defacto complainant went to the Bank and withdrew the death benefits.

5.Considering the nature of offence, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed.

sd/- 07/06/2024 / TRUE COPY / 07/06/2024 Sub-Assistant Registrar (LIASONING) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.

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TO 1 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, THALLAKULAM POLICE STATION (CRIME), MADURAI.

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

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.7927 of 2024 Date :07/06/2024 RS//SAR-(07.06.2024) 3P 3C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17/07/2023 3/3