Natrayan v. The Inspector Of Police

CRL OP(MD). No.11686 of 2023 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 04/07/2023 PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice G.ILANGOVAN CRL OP(MD). No.11686 of 2023 Natrayan, ... Petitioner/Accused No.2 Vs State Rep.by The Inspector of Police, Virudhunagar East Police Station, Virudhunagar.

(Crime No.91 of 2023).

... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : M/s.K.Arunraj, Advocate.

For Respondent : Mr.B.Nambiselvan, Additional Public Prosecutor PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.438 of Cr.P.C PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No.91 of 2023 on the file of the respondent police.

ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner/Accused No.2, apprehending arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the alleged offence punishable under Sections 147, 148, 307, 353, 450 and 506(ii) of IPC, in Crime No.91 of 2023 on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.

2.The case of the prosecution is that as stated by the defacto complainant, one Guna and Vignu @ Vignesh were his friends. There was a issue between the above said Guna and one Chinnathambi over salary payment. Over the above said issue the above said Guna was murdered by Chinnathambi and his brother. Over the above said occurrence case was registered. Since Guna was friendly with the defacto complainant, the brother of the Guna were enemical towards them. On 01.03.2023, when they were standing in front of Mettupatti Church, they tried to assault them. The defacto complainant and others escaped. On 02.03.2023, Chinnathambi was murdered, in which the defacto complainant and his friends namely Vignesh, Mahendran, https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 1/2

CRL OP(MD). No.11686 of 2023 Lidiya Mary and Maria Selvi were included. So he was remanded to judicial custody on 06.03.2023. At the time of remand they were found with injuries. So they were shifted to Government Hospital, Virudhunagar on 22.03.2023. Along with him, the above said Vignesh was also admitted in the hospital and police escort was also provided on 18.02.2023 one Bothu Raju along with other accused persons numbering about 7 persons entered into the hospital with deadly weapons with intention to kill them. At the instigation of Selvam, other accused caused assault and in the above said attempt chilly powder was also thrown on the escort police. They also attempted to kill the escort police. When the police team tried to fire them all the accused escaped from that place. 3.

Considering the above said gravity of offence and also considering the fact that it is a clear case of retaliation, this Court is not inclined to consider the anticipatory bail application of the petitioner. This petition deserves to be dismissed. 4.Accordingly, this criminal original petition stands dismissed.

sd/- 04/07/2023 / TRUE COPY / /07/2023 Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.

TM TO 1 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE VIRUDHUNAGAR EAST POLICE STATION, VIRUDHUNAGAR.

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

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.11686 of 2023 Date :04/07/2023 PKP/ /SAR- /10.07.2023/ 2P/3C https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis 2/2