Velmurugan v. The Sub Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 29/10/2021 PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice B.PUGALENDHI CRL OP(MD). No.16761 of 2021 Velmurugan ... Petitioner/Accused No.3 Vs State through The Sub Inspector of Police, Paattiveeranpatti Station, Dindigul District.

(Cr.No. 60/2020). ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.Selvakumar.S, 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. 60 of 2020 on the file of the respondent Police.

ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the alleged offence punishable under Sections 8(c), r/w 20(b)(ii) B of NDPS Act, in Crime No.60 of 2021, seeks anticipatory bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner along with other person were found in illegal possession of 1.250 Kgs of Ganja. Hence, the complaint.

3.Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is an innocent person and he has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution, but, a false case has been foisted as against him. He further submitted that based on the confession statement alone, the petitioner's name is implicated in this case.

4.It is reported by the learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) that the petitioner is having seven previous cases to his credit. The details of the previous cases are as follows: https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

S.No Crime No.

Offences Police Station 1.

294(b), 323, 324, 506(ii) of IPC 2.

233/2019 379 of IPC Mines and Minerals Act-NTF 3.

80/2018 379, 506(ii), 21(i) Mines and Minerals Act-U1 4.

60/2020 20(b), (ii)(B)(c)-NDPS Act UI 5.

259/2019 20(b), (ii) © 8 (c)-NDPS Act NTF 6.

126/2016 20(b), (ii) (A) 8 (c)-NDPS ActDisposed 7.

36/2016 8(c) NDPS Act-NTF Pattiveernpat ty Police Station

5. Considering the nature of offence and the antecedents of the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed.

Sd/- 29/10/2021 / TRUE COPY / / /2021 Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.

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TO

1. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PAATTIVEERANPATTI STATION, DINDIGUL DISTRICT.

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

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.16761 of 2021 Date : 29/10/2021 VB/PN/SAR-III/09.11.2021/2P/3C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/