Manimaran v. The Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 28/08/2023 PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice P. DHANABAL CRL OP(MD). No.15602 of 2023 Manimaran ... Petitioner/2nd Accused Vs The State represented by The Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Theni District.

Crime No.2 of 2023..

... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : M/s.Arivalagan.S., Advocate.

For Respondent : Mr.S.Ravi, Additional Public Prosecutor PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.438 of Cr.P.C PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No.2 of 2023 on the file of the respondent police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner/A2, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 417,468,471,420 and 120(b) of IPC in Crime No.2 of 2023 on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the accused person on the false promise of providing job to the defacto complainant has received a sum of Rs.6,00,000/- and thereafter cheated him by giving forged appointment order, hence the case. 3.The learned counsel for the petitioner would contend that the petitioner is innocent and the main accused is A1 in this case and the petitioner has returned all the money which he received from the defacto complainant, hence he seeks anticipatory bail.

4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the accused person on the false promise of providing job to the defacto complainant has received a sum of Rs.6,00,000/- and thereafter cheated him by giving forged appointment order. He would further submit that this petitioner is the main accused and the amount was also received by him, hence he objected to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

5. Heard both side and perused the materials available on record.

6. Considering the rival submissions on either side and considering the serious nature of offence and also considering the fact that the investigation is in preliminary stage this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner at this stage.

7. Hence the petition stands dismissed.

sd/- 28/08/2023 / TRUE COPY / /08/2023 Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.

AAV TO 1 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE DISTRICT CRIME BRANCH, THENI DISTRICT.

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

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.15602 of 2023 Date :28/08/2023 SS/VR/30/08/2023/3P/3C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17/07/2023