Rengarajan v. The Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 03/09/2024 PRESENT THE HON`BLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI Rengarajan, ... Petitioner/Accused Rank No.1 Vs The Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch Police Station, Madurai, Madurai District.

Crime No.14 of 2023.

... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.D. Rajaboopathy, Advocate.

For Respondent : Mr.B.Thanga Aravindh, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL UNDER SECTION 482 OF BNSS PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Crime no.14 of 2023 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 1/4

police, for the alleged offence, under Sections 120(b), 406, 420, 468, 471, 294(b) & 506 (i) of IPC, in Crime No.14 of 2023, on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.

2.The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner and other accused have promised the defacto complainant that they will secure a job in the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department and demanded a sum of Rs.40,00,000/-. Believing their words, the defacto complainant has paid the said amount to them. However, they have neither secured a job nor returned the money. Hence the case. 3.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that this petitioner has received a sum of Rs.8 Lakhs as a loan from the defacto complainant and he has returned the same to him. However, this amount has been projected as if this petitioner has received the said amount for the purpose of arranging job. The learned counsel further submits that the petitioner is no way connected with the alleged offence.

4.This Court, by earlier order, dated 20.08.2024, directed the petitioner to appear before the respondent police for interrogation. During the interrogation, the petitioner has stated that he has received a sum of Rs.4 Lakhs as a loan from the defacto complainant, by name, Chandrasekar and also returned the same to him and the amount was transferred through the Bank. However, the petitioner has not placed 2/4

any materials to prove that he has returned the amount to the defacto complainant. During the enquiry by the Crime Branch, the petitioner has admitted that he has received a sum of Rs.28 Lakhs, out of which, he has returned only Rs.4 Lakhs and undertook to return the remaining amount of Rs.24 Lakhs within a stipulated time. He has also issued three cheques of Canara Bank bearing Nos. 385778, 385779 and 385780 to the defacto complainant. The issuance of cheques has been admitted by the petitioner, however, during the interrogation, he has stated that on compulsion, he has parted with the cheques. Though he claims that he has parted with cheques on compulsion, it appears that he has not lodged any compliant before the authorities for the same.

5.Considering the materials placed before this Court and the nature of allegations as against this petitioner, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to this petitioner.

6.Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. sd/- 03/09/2024 / TRUE COPY / / 09 /2024 Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S. I / II / III / IV) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.

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VRN TO 1 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE DISTRICT CRIME BRANCH POLICE STATION, MADURAI.

MADURAI DISTRICT.

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

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.13594 of 2024 Date :03/09/2024 PSP/ GS /SAR /10.09.2024/ 4P/ 3C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17/07/2023 4/4