Karuppuraja v. The Inspector Of Police

CRL OP(MD). No.12981 of 2022 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 01/08/2022 PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice K.MURALI SHANKAR CRL OP(MD). No.12981 of 2022 Karuppuraja ... Petitioner/Accused No.1 Vs The State rep.by The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram District.

(Crime No.34/2021).

... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : M/s.ARPUTHARAJ.A, Advocate.

For Respondent : Mr.R.MEENAKSHI SUNDARAM, Additional Public Prosecutor PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.438 of Cr.P.C PRAYER :- For Anticipatory bail in Crime No.34/2021 on the file of the respondent police.

ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner/A.1, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 417, 376, 294(b), 323 and 506(i) IPC in Crime No.34 of 2021, on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail. 2.The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner and the de-facto complainant were in love and the petitioner by giving false promise to the de-facto complainant had sexual intercourse with her several times forcefully and also threatened her. Hence, the complaint.

3.No doubt, the petitioner's earlier application in Crl.O.P. (MD)No.4929 of 2022, dated 08.04.2022 was dismissed on merits and subsequently, the second application in Crl.O.P.(MD)No.7570 of 2022 was dismissed as withdrawn by this Court, dated 28.06.2022. 4.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the victim girl, in her statement recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C., has specifically implicated the involvement of the petitioner.

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CRL OP(MD). No.12981 of 2022 5.Considering the seriousness and gravity of the offence alleged and also taking note of the statement under Section 164 of Cr.P.C. given by the victim girl implicating the petitioner in this case and that there is no change in circumstances, since the dismissal of the earlier petition, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6.In the result, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. sd/- 01/08/2022 / TRUE COPY / /08/2022 Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.

TO 1 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ALL WOMEN POLICE STATION, PARAMAKUDI, RAMANATHAPURAM DISTRICT.

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

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.12981 of 2022 Date :01/08/2022 SJI SA/VR/SAR.2/04.08.2022/2P/3C https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 2/2