Sathish v. State Rep.By

Crl.O.P.No.1849 of 2024 T.V.THAMILSELVI, J.

The petitioner who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 20.03.2020 for the alleged offences punishable under Section 8(c) r/w 20(b) (ii)(c), 29(1) of NDPS Act, in Crime No.22 of 2020 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner along with other accused were found in illegal possession of 23 kgs of ganja. Hence, the complaint.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is an innocent person and he has been falsely implicated in this case. He further submits that the petitioner has been suffering incarceration for more than three years and ten months and this is the sixth bail petition. Hence, he seeks to grant bail to the petitioner.

4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) submits that the first petitioner was in possession of two bags of 23 kgs of ganga and the said bags were not produced before the Court. The matter is taken up for trial and posted for prosecution witness and vehemently opposed to grant bail to the petitioner.

5. Considering the facts that the petitioner was in possession of 23 kgs of Ganja, which is of commercial quantity and posted for trial, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, this petition stands dismissed.

08.02.2024 dhk

T.V.THAMILSELVI, J.

dhk Crl.O.P.No.1849 of 2024 08.02.2024