Esakkiraja v. The Inspector of Police

CRL OP(MD). No.9524 of 2023 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.9524 of 2023 Esakkiraja ... Petitioner / Accused Rank not known Vs State rep by The Inspector of Police, Palani Town Police Station, Dindigul District. (Crime No.187 of 2023.) ... Respondent / Complainant For Petitioner : M/s.Ezhilarasu.C, Advocate. For Respondent : Mr.B.Thanga Aravindh, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.438 of Cr.P.C PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No.187/2023 on the file of the respondent police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner/A2, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 457 and 394 of IPC @ 457, 397, 120B and 411 of I.P.C., in Crime No.187 of 2023 on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.

2.The case of the prosecution is that on 14.04.2023 at about

11.00 p.m., the de-facto complainant locked the door of his house and went to sleep and thereafter on hearing the noise, he waked up and saw that three persons were broken the beuru and stolen the jewels. The de-facto complainant was tried to stop the stolen, at that time, the accused persons attacked the de-facto complainant and stolen the jewels and amount. Hence, the case.

3.Heard. Perused the materials available on record including the First Information Report. CRL OP(MD). No.9524 of 2023

4.It is seen that there are six accused involved in this case, in which, the petitioner is arrayed as A2. A5 was the driver of the de-facto complainant, with the help of the other accused persons, broke open the room of the de-facto complainant and tied up the hands of the de-facto complainant and his wife and robbed 64 sovereigns of gold and Rs.24,00,000/-. Except the petitioner, all the accused have already been arrested. No recovery was made sofar till today. Therefore, the petitioner had committed very serious offence and his custodial interrogation is very much required in this case. Hence, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

5.In the result, the petition stands dismissed. 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, Palani Town Police Station, Dindigul District.

2.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.9524 of 2023 Date :06/06/2023 ED/CG/SAR- (12/06/2023) 2P 3C