Muniyandi v. The Inspector of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 12/09/2023 PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice G.ILANGOVAN Muniyandi ... Petitioners/Accused No.3 Vs State represented through The Inspector of Police, Rajapalayam North Police Station, Virudhunagar District. Crime No.275 of 2023. ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : M/s. C.Susi Kumar, Advocate. For Respondent : Mr.S.Manikandan

Government Advocate (Crl.side) PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.438 of Cr.P.C PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No.275 of 2023 on the file of the Respondent Police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioners/ Accused apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences under Sections 328 of IPC, Section 6(b) and 24(1) of Cigarette and other Tobacco Products Acts, 2003, in Crime No.275 of 2023, on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.

¶2The case of the prosecution as per the defacto complainant's version is that on

15.08.2023, when the respondent police were conducted check up, on receiving a secret information, the petitioner and other accused persons were found in illegal possession of banned Tobacco products in two wheelers, worth about Rs.44,280/-. Hence the complaint.

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

4.Learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the petitioner has involved in 14 previous cases.

5.Considering the bad antecedents of the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to grant relief to the petitioner. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands dismissed. sd/- 12/09/2023 / TRUE COPY /

/10/2023 Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023. PNN TO 1 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE RAJAPALAYAM NORTH POLICE STATION, VIRUDHUNAGAR DISTRICT. 2 THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI. ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.15279 of 2023 Date :12/09/2023 RS/DD/SAR-(06.10.2023) 3P 3C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17/07/2023