Kuttan @ Krishnadoss v. The State Of Tamilnadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 03.12.2024 PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice N.ANAND VENKATESH 1.Kuttan @ Krishnadoss 2.Nazeer @ Prem Nazeer ... Petitioners/Accused Rank Not Known Vs State rep by The Inspector of Police, Civil Supplies C.I.D., Dindigul.

Crime No. 260 of 2024 ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioners : Mr.Lenin Kumar, Advocate.

For Respondent : Mr.A.Albert James, Government Advocate (Criminal Side) PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.482 of BNSS Act. PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No.260 of 2024 on the file of the respondent police. 1/3

ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioners, who apprehend arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offence punishable under Sections 6(4) of TNCS (RDCS) Order 1982 r/w. 7(1)(a)(ii) of Essential Commodities Act, 1955, in Crime No.260 of 2024, seeks anticipatory bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that A1 and A2 were transporting 2,300 kgs of PDS rice in a lorry. The same was intercepted by the police team and they were arrested and the entire PDS rice was seized. They have shown fake bills as if the rice was procured from SSN Traders, Kerala. When the same was verified, it was found that the bills are fake. On further investigation, it was found that the petitioners (A4 an A5) are running a mill and a godown and they are the ones who are collecting the PDS rice and nearly 20 tons was seized from the mill and godown of the petitioners.

3. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor (Criminal Side), on instructions, submitted that there are no previous cases against the petitioners. However considering the huge quantity of PDS rice that has been seized from the mill and godown belonging to the petitioners, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

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4. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that A3 was granted anticipatory bail by this Court in Crl.OP(MD).No.20670 of 2024 by order dated 27.11.2024. That order will not enure in favour of the petitioners since the petitioners stand on a different footing.

5. In the result, this criminal original petition is dismissed. sd/- 03/12/2024 / 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, CIVIL SUPPLIES C.I.D, DINDIGUL.

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

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.20963 of 2024 Date :03/12/2024 SS/SKN/SAR- /16/12/2024/ 3P/3C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17/07/2023 3/3