S.Manoharan v. The Inspector of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 06/06/2023 PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN CRL OP(MD). No.9697 of 2023 S.Manoharan ... Petitioner/Accused No.1

Vs The State represented by The Inspector of Police, All Women Police Station, Kanyakumari, Kanyakumari District. (Crime No.4 of 2023). ... Respondent/Complainant Gnanaraj ... Intervening Petitioner/Defacto Complainant/ Defacto Complainant in CRL MP(MD). No.7861 of 2023 For Petitioner : M/s.Haroon Rasheed.D.S, Advocate. For Respondent : Mr.B.Thanga Aravindh, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) For Intervenor : Mr.B.Micheal Sebastin, Advocate

PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.438 of Cr.P.C PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No.4 of 2023 on the file of the respondent police ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner/A1, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 9(m), 9(l), 10 and 17 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act, 2012) and Section 506(i) of IPC in Crime No.4 of 2023 on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.

2.The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner herein physically abused the daughter of the de-facto complainant, hence, the case.

3.Heard. Perused the materials available on record including the First Information Report.

4.This is the second application for anticipatory bail and the earlier application for anticipatory bail was dismissed by this Court on 14.03.2023 in Crl.O.P(MD) No.4779 of 2023 and there is no change in circumstances of the case to consider the present anticipatory bail application even after dismissal of the petition, hence this court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

5.Hence, the petition stands dismissed. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. sd/- 06/06/2023 / TRUE COPY / /06/2023 Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023. SJI TO 1 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE ALL WOMEN POLICE STATION, KANYAKUMARI, KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT. 2 THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI. ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.9697 of 2023 Date :06/06/2023 SS/SSS/12/06/2023/2P/3C