Karthikeyan v. The Inspector of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 16/08/2023 PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice G.ILANGOVAN Karthikeyan ... Petitioner/Accused no.1 Vs State Rep.by The Inspector of Police, Thiruneelkudi Police Station, Thanjavur City. Cr.No.543 of 2023. ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : M/s.R.Maheswaran, Advocate. For Respondent : Mr.B.Nambiselvan

Additional Public Prosecutor PETITIONS FOR BAIL Under Sec.439 of Cr.P.C PRAYER :- For Bail in Crime No.543 of 2023 on the file of the Respondent police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner/ Accused herein, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 25.07.2023, for the offences punishable under Sections 294(b), 324, 506(ii) of IPC and 307 of IPC, in Crime No. 543 of 2023, seeks anticipatory bail.

¶2The case of the prosecution is that on 24.07.2023, the petitioner snatched the cellphone from the possession of his wife Ramya, erupted quarrel, in which, the petitioner attacked the defacto complainant Balaji, his wife Ramya and mother-in-law with wooden log and aruval. In the said incident the defacto complainant, his wife and his mother-in-law sustained injuries. They were admitted in the hospital. Hence the complaint.

¶3The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is an innocent, he has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. He has been falsely implicated in this case.

¶4The learned Government Advocate (Crl.side) would submit that the only defacto complainant has been discharged from the hospital and other injured persons are still in hospital, taking treatment.

¶5The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that all the injured persons were discharged from the hospital yesterday (15.08.2023).

¶6Considering the facts and circumstances of this case and the gravity of offences, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

¶7Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands dismissed. sd/- 16/08/2023 / TRUE COPY / /09/2023 Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023. PNN TO THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE THIRUNEELKUDI POLICE STATION, THANJAVUR DISTRICT. THE OFFICER INCHARGE SUB JAIL, THIRUVIDAIMARUTHUR. THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI. ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.14883 of 2023 Date :16/08/2023 PKP/VR/SAR- /08.09.2023/ 3P/4C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17/07/2023