Gandhi Raj v. The Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 01.10.2021 PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice B.PUGALENDHI CRL OP(MD). No.13247 of 2021 Gandhi Raj ... Petitioner/Sole Accused Vs The State rep by its The Inspector of Police, Kovilpatti East Police Station Toothukudi District Crime No.894 of 2021 ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.M.Prabu Advocate.

For Respondent : Mr.E.Antony Sahaya Prabahar Additional Public Prosecutor PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.438 of Cr.P.C. PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No.894 of 2021 on the file of the Respondent Police.

ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner/sole accused apprehending arrest for the offences under Sections 406, 465, 468 and 420 of IPC, in Crime No.894 of 2021 on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.

2. The allegation against the petitioner is that he has received a sum of Rs.2,00,000/- from the defacto complainant for arranging a job to his son in Kovilpatti Municipality and issued a fake appointment order. Hence, the complaint. 3.The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. He would further submit that there is no document is available to prove the fact that the defacto complainant gave Rs.2 Lakhs to the petitioner, the defacto complainant alone forged the document and lodged the false complaint against the petitioner. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl.side) appearing for the respondent police would submit the petitioner has collected more than 2 lakhs from defacto complainant for arranging Government Job in the Kovilpatti Municipality Service Department and thereafter, he neither arranged any job nor returned the money and also submitted that the investigation is yet to be completed.

5. Taking into consideration the allegations and also the fact that the investigation is at the initial stage and the custodial interrogation of the petitioner is essential, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. Sd/- 01/10/2021 / TRUE COPY / / /2021 Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.

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TO 1.THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KOVILPATTI EAST POLICE STATION TOOTHUKUDI DISTRICT.

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

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD). No.13247 of 2021 Date : 01.10.2021 VB/JC/SAR-III/26.11.2021/2P/3C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/