Niranjan v. The Sub Inspector of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 14/09/2023 PRESENT The Hon'ble Mr.Justice G.ILANGOVAN Niranjan

... Petitioner/Accused Vs State Rep.by The Sub-Inspector of Police, Somanathapuram Police Station, Sivagangai District. Crime No.56 of 2023.

... Respondent/Complainant

For Petitioner : Mr.P.Krishnaveni, 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.56 of 2023 on the file of the Respondent police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner/Accused, apprehending arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the alleged offence punishable under Sections 294(b), 323, 448, 427 and 506

(ii) of IPC, in Crime No.56 of 2023 on the file of the respondent police, seek anticipatory bail.

¶2The case of the prosecution is that due to business motive, on 18.08.2023, at about 12.00 p.m., when the defacto complainant was at his E-Sevai Centre, the accused went inside the shop and abused him in filthy language and hit him using wooden log and knife and one of the computers damaged, also threatened him with dire consequences. Hence, the complaint.

¶3The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is an innocent and he has been falsely implicated in this case.

¶4The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) for the respondent police submitted that the petitioner is having five previous cases. Reading of the list shows that all the cases have been registered either for assault or criminal intimidation. The accused persons caused damage to the computer worth about Rs.25,000/-.

¶5Considering the nature of offence and also considering the bad antecedents of the petitioner and there is no change of circumstances, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to this petitioner.

¶6Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. sd/- 14/09/2023 / TRUE COPY /

/10/2023 Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023. Indu TO 1 THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, SOMANATHAPURAM POLICE STATION, SIVAGANGAI DISTRICT. 2 THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI. ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.16677 of 2023 Date :14/09/2023 RS/JGB/SAR-(11.10.2023) 3P 3C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17/07/2023