Venkatesh v. The Inspector of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 17/08/2023 PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice G.ILANGOVAN CRL OP(MD). No.14982 of 2023

1.Venkatesh

2.Kamalakannan

... Petitioners/Accused Nos.1 and 2

Vs The State, through The Inspector of Police, Alanganallur Police Station, Madurai District. (Crime No.296 of 2023). ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.R.Senthil Kumar,

Advocate. For Respondent : Mr.R.Suresh Kumar,

Government Advocate (Crl.Side)

PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.438 of Cr.P.C. PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No.296 of 2023 on the file of the Respondent Police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioners/Accused Nos.1 and 2, apprehending arrest at the hands of the respondent Police for the alleged offence punishable under Sections 379 IPC in Crime No.296 of 2023 on the file of the respondent Police, seeks anticipatory bail.

¶2The case of the prosecution is that on 22.07.2023 at about 5.00 a.m., the defacto complainant found his cow was found missing. On 23.07.2023 at about 4.00 a.m., he found his cow in cow market, Ottanchatram. Based on the information he received, he lodged the complaint against the petitioners.

¶3The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners are innocent and are falsely implicated in this case.

¶4The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the accused persons were identified by the CCTV footage captured by some one and the same was verified by the defacto complainant. Further, the above said cow was recovered. The second petitioner is having five previous cases and first petitioner is having no previous cases.

¶5Considering the facts and circumstances of this case, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Hence, this anticipatory bail petition deserves dismissal and accordingly dismissed.

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17/08/2023

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Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S. )

Madurai Bench of Madras High Court,

Madurai - 625 023. INDU TO THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE ALANGANALLUR POLICE STATION, MADURAI DISTRICT. THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,

MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT,

MADURAI. ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.14982 of 2023 Date :17/08/2023 SS/JGB/07/09/2023/3P/3C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17/07/2023