BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Wednesday, the Seventh day of September Two Thousand Eleven PRESENT The Hon`ble Ms.Justice R.MALA CRL OP(MD) No.11734 of 2011 R.VARATHARAJAN ... PETITIONER/SOLE ACCUSED Vs STATE REP. BY ITS THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE. VEGILANCE POLICE STATION, THOOTHUKUDI, THOOTHUKUDI DISTRICT IN CRIME NO. 4 OF 2011 ... RESPONDENT/COMPLAINANT For Petitioner : M/S.KARA ASSOCIATES Advocate For Respondent : MR. A.RAMAR, Additional Public Prosecutor PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec. 439 Cr.P.C. ORDER : The Court Made the following order :- The petitioner/sold accused was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 19.08.2011 for the alleged offences punishable under Section 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act in Crime No.4 of 2011 on the file of the respondent police and hence, seeks bail. 2.The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is a Surveyor and he was arrested on 19.08.2011, while he demanded three thousand rupees and received that amount and hence, he come forward with this application and he prays for enlargement on bail. 3.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor (Crl.side) would submit that the petitioner has demanded Rs.6,000/- for subdividing the property and the case has been registered on 17.08.2011 and when the amount was paid, he was got red handedly and he was remanded to judicial custody on 19.08.2011 and the amount has been recovered and it is the case of corruption and investigation is going on and hence, he prays for dismissal of this application. 4.Considering the rival submissions made by both sides and considering the gravity of offence under Section 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner and I do not find any merits in this application. The petition is dismissed. sd/- 07/09/2011 / TRUE COPY / Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ TO 1 THE OFFICER INCHARGE, CENTRAL PRISON, THOOTHUKUDI 2 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE VEGILANCE POLICE STATION, THOOTHUKUDI, THOOTHUKUDI DISTRICT 3 THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI. ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.11734 of 2011 Date :07/09/2011 TR : 12.09.2011 : 2p/4c https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/