Prasanth v. The Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 21/06/2024 PRESENT THE HON`BLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI Prasanth ... Petitioner/Accused 6 Vs State represented by The Inspector of Police, Ariyamangalam Police Station, Trichy District.

Crime No.350 of 2024.

... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.K.M.Karunakaran, Advocate For Respondent : Mr.E.Antony Sahaya Prabahar, Additional Public Prosecutor PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.439 of Cr.P.C.

PRAYER :- For Bail in Crime No.350 of 2024 on the file of the Respondent Police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner/Accused 6, who was arrested on 03.05.2024, for the offence under Sections 147, 302 of IPC @ 120(B), 147, 148 and 302 of IPC in Crime No.350 of 2024, on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail. 1/3

2.The case of the prosecution is that one Kayalvizhi, wife of Sekar lodged a complaint before the respondent police against the petitioner and five others that previously, her husband's brother's son, Silambarasan was murdered in 2021, implicating her family members in the case. This incident led to ongoing animosity between the two families. The petitioner and other accused assaulted the said Kayalvizhi's son with deadly weapons and he died. Hence, the case. 3.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is an innocent and he has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. There is a dispute between the first accused family and the defacto complainant's family. In order to wreak vengeance, the present complaint has been lodged. Without conducting proper investigation, the petitioner has been implicated in this case.

4.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent submits that this is a retaliation murder. Totally, there are seven accused in this case. The petitioner is A7. The specific overt act as against this petitioner is that he has surrounded the deceased, when the other accused attacked him. 5.Considering the nature of offence, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to this petitioner.

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6.Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. sd/- 21/06/2024 / TRUE COPY / /07/2024 Sub-Assistant Registrar ( C.S. I / II / III / IV ) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.

VRN TO 1 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ARIYAMANGALAM POLICE STATION, TRICHY DISTRICT.

2 THE SUPERINTENDENT, CENTRAL PRISON, TRICHY.

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

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.9151 of 2024 Date :21/06/2024 SA/GS/SAR. /12.07.2024/3P/4C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17/07/2023. 3/3