Arumugam v. The Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 02/09/2024 PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY Arumugam, ... Petitioner/Sole Accused Vs The Inspector of Police, D2 Sellur Police Station, Madurai City.

(Crime No. 790 of 2024).

... Respondent/Complainant Dass ... Petitioner/Intervener/ Defacto Complainant In Crl.MP(MD).9178/2024 in Crl.OP(MD).14499/2024 For Petitioner : M/s. Muthu Vijaya Pandian, Advocate.

For Respondent : Mr.R.M.Anbunithi, Additional Public Prosecutor For Intervener : Mr.M.Perumal, Advocate.

PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.482 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No. 790 of 2024 on the file of the respondent police. 1/3

ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner/Sole Accused, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offence punishable under Section 420 of IPC, 2023, in Cr.No.790 of 2024, seeks anticipatory bail.

2.The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner and the defacto complainant are friends. The petitioner borrowed a sum of Rs.12,71,000/- from the defacto complainant for purchasing an old car to the defacto complainant from the third party. Thereafter, he neither purchased a car nor repaid the amount. Hence, the complaint.

3.Heard both sides.

4.Considering the nature of the allegations that the petitioner had even promised to return a sum of Rs.12,71,000/- and even after selling the vehicles, the said sum is not returned, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

5.Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. sd/- 02/09/2024 / 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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DSS TO 1 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, D2 SELLUR POLICE STATION, MADURAI CITY.

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

+1 cc to Mr.M.PERUMAL, Advocate, SR.No.10740 (I) DT.02/09/2024

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.14499 of 2024 Date :02/09/2024 SA/VR/SAR. /12.09.2024/3P/4C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17/07/2023. 3/3