JUDGMENT

Accused No.15 in Crime No.48 of 2023 on the file of the respondent police is the appellant herein. The respondent police registered a case against the appellant and other accused for the offences under Sections 147, 148, 449, 302 and 109 IPC r/w 3(2)(v) of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The appellant filed the bail application in Crl.M.P.No.528 of 2023 and the same was dismissed by the learned trial Judge by the impugned order, dated 22.06.2023.

2. The case of the prosecution.

According to the prosecution, the deceased is a practising advocate in Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli Bar Association. The defacto complainant in the above crime number has two brothers. One of his brother’s name is P.K.Shivakumar and another brother’s name is P.K.Muthukumar. The said P.K.Shivakumar was murdered by a mob in front of the Court campus in the presence of the deceased P.K.Muthukumar and the defacto complainant. Hence, the Thoothukudi South police station registered a case in Crime No. 533 of 2019. In the said case, one of the accused is Rajesh. The said Rajesh is the friend of the present appellant. According to the prosecution, the present appellant is a B.Tech Graduate and go