Zakeer Hussain v. The State Of Tamil Nadu,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 14.05.2025 PRESENT The HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.RAJASEKAR Zakeer Hussain ... Petitioner/ Accused Rank not Known Vs The State represented by The Inspector of Police, CSCID Kuzhithurai Police Station, Kanniyakumari.

(Crime No.60 of 2025) ... Respondent/ Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.R.Ponkarthikeyan For Respondent : Mr.S.Prakash Government Advocate (Crl.Side) PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.482 of BNSS 1/4

PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Cr.No.60 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner/Accused, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 6(4) of Tamil Nadu Scheduled Commodities (RDCS) Order, 1982 r/w. 7(1)(a)(ii) of Essential Commodities Act, 1955, in Crime No.60 of 2025, seeks anticipatory bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner illegally transported 1100 kgs of PDS Rice in a vehicle bearing RegistrationNo.KL-01-1740. Hence, the complaint.

3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is suspected to be the owner of the vehicle in question, whereas he is not the owner of the vehicle and he has been falsely implicated in this case. Hence, he prays for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondent 2/4

Police submits that though the RC book is in the another person's name, the petitioner is the real owner of the vehicle and he is a habitual offender. He further submitted that the petitioner along with other accused persons have collected PDC rice from various places and while transporting the same, they were intercepted by the police. On seeing the police party, the petitioner and the other accused persons ran away from the scene after parking the lorry. The petitioner is having seven previous cases out of which two cases were already convicted.

5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and also considering the bad antecedents of the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. Accordingly, this Petition stands dismissed. sd/- 14/05/2025 / TRUE COPY / /05/2025 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, CSCID KUZHITHURAI POLICE STATION, KANYAKUMARI, 2 THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI.

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.8610 of 2025 Date :14/05/2025 SS/SAR- /28/05/2025/ 4P/3C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17/07/2023 4/4