Arunkumar v. The Inspector of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 12/10/2023 PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice V. SIVAGNANAM Arunkumar ... Petitioner / Accused No.2 Vs State through The Inspector of Police, Dhadikombu Police Station, Dindigul District. (Crime No.274/2023). ... Respondent/Complainant

For Petitioner : M/s.Mohammed Yunnis Raja S, Advocate.

For Respondent : Mr.R.M.S.Sethuraman,

Additional Public Prosecutor PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.439 of Cr.P.C. PRAYER :- For Bail in Crime No.274/2023 on the file of the Respondent Police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner/A2 who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on on

08.09.2023 for the alleged offence punishable under Sections 454,457,380 of IPC @ 454, 380 of IPC in Crime No.274 of 2023, on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

¶2The case of the prosecution is that the accused persons broke open the house of the defacto complainant and taken away 23 sovereigns of gold jewels and 100 gms of silver utensils. Hence the case.

¶3The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would contend that the petitioner is innocent and he has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. He would further submit that the petitioner is is custody from

08.09.2023, hence he seeks bail.

¶4The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent Police would submit that accused persons broke open the house of the defacto complainant and taken away 23 sovereigns of gold jewels and 100 gms of silver utensil, hence, he strongly objected to grant bail to the petitioner.

5.Taking into consideration the gravity of offence committed by the petitioner and also the fact that the investigation is in preliminary stage, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

¶6Hence the petition stands dismissed.

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12/10/2023

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/10/2023

Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S. )

Madurai Bench of Madras High Court,

Madurai - 625 023. AAV To

1.The Inspector of Police, Dhadikombu Police Station, Dindigul District.

2.The Officer Incharge, Sub Jail, Dindigul.

3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.18325 of 2023 Date :12/10/2023 ED/JGB/SAR- (16/10/2023) 3P / 4C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17/07/2023