Jeyaraj v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 02.12.2024 PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice N.ANAND VENKATESH Jeyaraj ... Petitioner/Accused No.1 Vs The State of Tamilnadu, Represented by, The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Thiruchendur, Thoothukudi District.

(Crime No.28 of 2024) ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.S.Pandiyaraj, Advocate.

For Respondent : Mr.S.Ravi, Additional Public Prosecutor PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS,2023. PRAYER :- For Bail in Crime No. 28 of 2024 on the file of the respondent Police. 1/4

ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner / Accused No.1, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 23.10.2024 for the alleged offence under Sections 7, 8, 9(m) and 10 of POCSO Act, 2012 and Section 296(b) of BNS, 2023, in Crime No.28 of 2024, on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the victim girls, who are aged 12 years and 8 years respectively, are the neighbours of the petitioner. The accusation against the petitioner is that he was compulsively causing sexual torture to the victim girls. The petitioner is a man aged about 62 years.

3. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor (Criminal Side), by relying upon Section 164 of Cr.P.C. / 183 of BNSS statements recorded from the victim girls, submitted that the petitioner was repeatedly targeting the victim girls and was attempting to sexually abuse them. He further submitted that the investigation has been completed and the draft police report is also ready.

4. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and the 2/4

nature of allegations made against the petitioner who seems to have the proclivity to sexually abuse the victim girls, this Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail at this stage. The police report shall be filed immediately and the same shall be taken cognizance and after the victim girls are examined in Court as witnesses, the petitioner can revive his claim for being enlarged on bail. Till then, this Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. It will adversely affect the interest of the victim girls who are none other than the neighbours of the petitioner.

5. In the result, this criminal original petition is dismissed. sd/- 02/12/2024 / TRUE COPY / /12/2024 Sub-Assistant Registrar ( C.S. I / II / III / IV ) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.

PAL TO 1 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ALL WOMEN POLICE STATION, THIRUCHENDUR, THOOTHUKUDI DISTRICT.

THE OFFICER IN CHARGE, PERURANI DISTRICT JAIL, THOOTHUKUDI 3/4

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

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.20477 of 2024 Date :02/12/2024 SS/GSV/SAR- /09/12/2024/ 4P/4C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17/07/2023 4/4