Dismissed

Venugopal v. the Inspector of Police

Madras HC5 Jun 2017CRL OP(MD)/6604/2017

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

The Madras High Court dismissed a bail petition under Section 439 CrPC. The petitioner faced charges under Sections 294(b) and 302 IPC for causing death by beating the deceased. The court refused bail considering the gravity of the offence and the initial stage of investigation.

What did the court decide?

Bail was denied in the criminal appeal regarding the offences of criminal breach of peace and murder.

Venugopal Vs the Inspector of Police — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Madras HC (2017)

¶1

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

¶2

Monday, the Fifth day of June Two Thousand Seventeen

¶3

PRESENT

¶4

The Hon`ble Dr.Justice G.JAYACHANDRAN

¶5

CRL OP(MD) No.6604 of 2017

¶6

VENUGOPAL ... PETITIONER / ACCUSED

¶7

¶8

THE STATE REP.BY, THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE THILAGAR THIDAL POLICE STATION, MADURAI DISTRICT (CRIME NO.514 OF 2017) ... RESPONDENT / COMPLAINANT

¶9

For Petitioner : M/S.S.POORNA CHANDRAN Advocate

¶10

For Respondent : MR.K.S.DURAIPANDIAN ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

¶11

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

¶12

ORDER : The Court Made the following order :-

¶13

The petitioner/accused, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 13.05.2017, for the offence punishable under Sections 294(b) and 307 IPC, which was then altered into Sections 294(b), 323 and 302 IPC in Crime No.514 of 2017 on the file of the respondent Police, seeks bail.

¶14

2.Heard Mr.S.Poorna Chandran, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr.K.S.Duraipandian, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the State.

¶15

3.The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner/accused has beaten the deceased namely Kannan, due to a dispute between them. The said Kannan became unconscious on 12.05.2017 and died on 13.05.2017.

¶16

The learned Additional Public Prosecutor objected this bail petition and submitted that the petitioner/accused has pushed down the deceased person, namely Kannan, causing Hip fracture and internal injury. On 13.05.2017, the victim died in Coma and the petitioner/accused was arrested on the same day. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor further submitted that the post-mortem report is awaited, and investigation is pending.

¶17

https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 5.Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and considering the gravity of offence and since the investigation is at

¶18

very initial stage, this Court is not inclined to grant bail. Accordingly, this bail petition is dismissed.

¶19

/ TRUE COPY /

¶20

Madurai Bench of Madras High Court,

¶21

¶22

1 THE SUPERINTENDENT, CENTRAL PRISON, MADURAI.

¶23

2 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, THILAGAR THIDAL POLICE STATION, MADURAI DISTRICT.

¶24

3 THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI.

¶25

CRL OP(MD) No.6604 of 2017

¶26

MKV-CM-MSA-SAR 1/9.6.2017/2P-4C

¶27

https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

Venugopal v. the Inspector of Police

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

Venugopal v. the Inspector of Police

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

What the court decided

A compact analysis

Issues for consideration

Statutes considered

Parties & counsel

Coram

Case details

Similar cases

P.Gnanasekaran Vs Tmt.S.Devakani

P.N.Murugan, Vs Kala

Kovil Raj, Vs Thavamani

Kaliyaperumal, Vs Durairajan

Srhi Mohamed Syed Mustafa Vs the Superintendent of Customes

Karuppasamy Vs the Inspector of Police