CRL OP(MD). No.1336 of 2025 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 04/02/2025 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R. SAKTHIVEL CRL OP(MD). No.1336 of 2025 Vickey @ Vigneshwaran ... Petitioner/Accused No.2 Vs The State of Tamilnadu, Rep. by the Inspector of Police, Mayanur Police Station, Karur District. (In Crime No. 358 of 2024) ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : M/s.V.Vishnu, Advocate. For Respondent : Mr.R.Meenakshi Sundram, Additional Government Pleader PRAYER :- For Bail in Crime No.358/2024. on the file of the respondent police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- This Criminal Original Petition has been filed by the petitioner on 22.01.2025 under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 praying to grant bail. 2. The petitioner / A2, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.1336 of 2025 16.11.2024 for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 333 and 309(6) @ 332(b), 310(2), 311 and 61(2)(a) of BNS (450, 395, 397 and 120B of IPC in Crime No.358 of 2024, on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail. 3. The case of the prosecution is that on 25.10.2024, when the defacto complainant was sleeping at his home at about 10.30 pm the petitioner herein and other accused persons entered into the house through the back door and robbed 21 ½ sovereigns of jewels at knife point. While blocking them and raising alaram, they caused simple injuries to the defacto complainant and ran away after threatening and injuring to one Thanush Ramanathan. Hence, the complaint. 4. Mr.V.Vishnu, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is an innocent person and he has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution and his name has been falsely implicated in this case. He would further submit that the petitioner has been in judicial custody from 16.11.2024 and seeks bail. 5. Per contra, Mr.R.Meenakshi Sundaram, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent Police, submitted that totally 11 accused were involved in this case and the petitioner herein has been arrayed as A2. He would further submit that the petitioner herein and other accused persons conspired together and entered the house of the defacto complainant and robbed 21 ½ 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.1336 of 2025 sovereigns of gold jewels at knife point and now, a portion of the jewels was recovered from the petitioner. He would further submit that the petitioner herein has six previous cases and the investigation is yet to be completed. Hence, he opposed the grant of bail to the petitioner. 6. Heard both sides and perused the records. 7. Petitioner has six previous cases. In view of the antecedents of the petitioner, if the petitioner is released on bail, he may cause threat to the witnesses, thereby, delaying the investigation. In view of the above and the offence, which is alleged to have been committed by the petitioner, this Court is of the considered view that if the bail is granted to the petitioner, he may cause threat to the witnesses and there is very possibility for delaying the investigation. Hence, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. 8. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. sd/- 04/02/2025 / TRUE COPY / /02/2025 Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.I /II /III /IV ) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023. TRP 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.1336 of 2025 To 1.The Inspector of Police, Mayanur Police Station, Karur District. 2.The Officer Incharge, Sub Jail, Kulithalai. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.1336 of 2025 Date :04/02/2025 ED/ SKN /SAR- (19/02/2025) 4P / 4C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17/07/2023 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis