CRL OP(MD)/18013/2017 of KAMARAJ Vs THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE on 28 December 2017

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT( Criminal Jurisdiction )

Thursday, the Twenty Eighth day of December Two Thousand SeventeenPRESENT

The Hon`ble Mr Justice S.VAIDYANATHAN

CRL OP(MD) No.18013 of 2017

KAMARAJ ... PETITIONER / ACCUSED NO.3

VsTHE STATE REP.BY,THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE IDOL WING CID, CHENNAI.

CRIME NO.4/2017 ... RESPONDENT / COMPLAINANT

For Petitioner : M/S.S.VENKATESAN Advocate For Respondent : MR.K.ANBARASAN Govt. Advocate ( Crl. Side)

PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec. 439 Cr.P.C.

ORDER : The Court Made the following order :- The petitioner/A3, who was arrested on 29.11.2017 and remandedto judicial custody on the same day for the offences punishableunder Sections 457(ii), 380(ii), 403, 409, 468 IPC r/w 120(B) IPCand Section 25(1) of Antiquities and Art Treasures Act in Crime No.4of 2017 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner, whois the Executive Officer of Pasupatheeswarar Temple, Pandanallur, issaid to have indulged in the theft of an idol in connivance withother accused by replacing the original Manickavasagar PanchalogaAntique statue with the duplicate one, which resulted inregistration of the present case.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submittedthat the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case and heis ready to abide by any conditions being imposed by this Court.

4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) has stronglyobjected to the grant of bail, contending that the investigation ofthe case is at the initial stage and if the petitioner/accused islet out on bail, there is every possibility of the accused tamperingthe witnesses/evidences and hampering the investigation.

5. Taking into consideration the serious nature of theallegations levelled against this petitioner and the fact that thehttps://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/investigation of the case is in midway, this Court is not inclinedto grant the relief as prayed for by the petitioner.

6. In the result, this Criminal Original Petition standsdismissed accordingly. sd/- 28/12/2017 / TRUE COPY /

Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.

Madurai Bench of Madras High Court,

TO

1 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, IDOL WING CID, CHENNAI.

2 THE SUPERINTENDENT, CENTRAL PRISON, TRICHY.

3 THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,

MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI.