Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/17474/2025dismissed

P.Murthi @ Chinnarasa v. The State Of Tamilnadu Rep.By

2025-10-27Honourable Mrs Justice S.Srimathy2 pages

CRL OP(MD). No.17474 of 2025 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 27.10.2025 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MRS JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY CRL OP(MD) No.17474 of 2025 P.Murthi @ Chinnarasa ... Petitioner / A2 Vs The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep., by, the Forest Range Officer, Aundipatti Forest Range Office, Theni District.

(WLOR.No.04/2025) ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.M.Gandhirajan For Respondent : Mr.S.S.Manoj Government Advocate (Crl.Side) PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.482 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in (WLOR.No.04/2025) 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 police for the offences punishable under Sections 2, 39, 40(1)(2), 49(A), 49B(1), 50, 51(1) and 57 of Wild Life Protection Amendment Act, in WLOR.No.04 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail. 1/2 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

CRL OP(MD). No.17474 of 2025 S.SRIMATHY, J.

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2. The case of the prosecution is that while the respondent and his team was in patrol duty, the petitioner and other accused persons were talking about the Indian Pangolin Scales, at that time, the respondent team rounded up them, this petitioner escaped from there. Hence, the complaint.

3. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondent police. 4.The learned Government Advocate(Crl. Side) vehemently objected for granting anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Since all the accused were arrested and all of them confessed that the petitioner is involved in the present crime, and he is the main accused in the entire transaction, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Hence, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed.

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1. The Judicial Magistrate, Aundipatti.

2.The Forest Range Officer, Aundipatti Forest Range Office, Theni District. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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