Parthasarathi v. The Inspector of Police

CRL OP(MD). No.9065 of 2023 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 18/05/2023 PRESENT The Hon`ble Mrs.Justice T.V.THAMILSELVI CRL OP(MD). No.9065 of 2023 Parthasarathi, ... Petitioner/5th Accused

Vs The State rep.by The Inspector of Police, Kottampatti Police Station, Madurai District. Crime No.129 of 2023. ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : M/s.Poornachandran.S, Advocate. For Respondent : Mr.R.Meenakshi Sundaram, Additional Public Prosecutor PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.439 of Cr.P.C. PRAYER :- For Bail in Crime No.129 of 2023 on the file of the Respondent Police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :-

The petitioner/ A5, who was arrested and remanded judicial custody on 13.04.2023 for the offences punishable under Sections 406,419 and 420 of IPC in Crime No.129 of 2023, on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

2.The case of the prosecution is that all the accused persons conspired together and impersonated themselves as police officials and intercepted the vehicle of the defacto complainant and taken a sum of Rs.50 lakhs and cellphone and asked them to come to station and get back the amount. Hence the case came to be registered.

3.The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is an innocent person and he has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. He further submits that the petitioner is in judicial custody from 13.04.2023, hence he seeks bail.

4.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that all the accused persons conspired together and impersonated CRL OP(MD). No.9065 of 2023 themselves as police officials and intercepted the vehicle of the defacto complainant and taken a sum of Rs.50 lakhs and cellphone, hence he objected to grant bail to the petitioner. He wold further submit that the investigation is in initial stage

5.Taking into consideration the gravity of offence and also taking note of the fact that the investigation is at the preliminary stage and a detailed enquiry has to be conducted in this case, hence, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

¶6In the result, the petition stands dismissed. sd/- 18/05/2023 / TRUE COPY / 23/05/2023 Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023. AAV TO 1 THE OFFICER INCHARGE, DISTRICT PRISON, MADURAI. 2 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KOTTAMPATTI POLICE STATION, MADURAI DISTRICT. 3 THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI.

ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.9065 of 2023 Date :18/05/2023 SA/CG/SAR. /23.05.2023/2P/4C