Sanjib Debbarma v. State Of Tamil Nadu Rep. By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 25.02.2026

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.RAJASEKAR Sanjib Debbarma ... Petitioner/ Accused Vs.

The State Rep. By, The Inspector of Police, PEW Ambattur Police Station, Chennai.

(Crime No.148 of 2025) ... Respondent PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to enlarge the petitioner/ accused on bail in C.C.No.1913 of 2025 on the file of the II Additional Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases under NDPS Act, Chennai. For Petitioner :

Mr. P. Sundara Rajan For Respondent :

Mr. A. Gopinath Government Advocate (Criminal Side) ******

O R D E R

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The petitioner, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 20.09.2025 for the offences punishable under Sections 8(c), 20(b)(ii)(C), 29(1) of NDPS Act, 1985 in C.C.No.1913 of 2025 on the file of the II Additional Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases under NDPS Act, Chennai, seeks bail. The earlier bail application of the petitioner was dismissed by this Court, vide order dated 02.12.2025 in Crl.O.P.No.32195 of 2025 for the following reasons:

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Considering the facts of the case, though it is stated that separate seizure is effected but the facts revealed that these persons travelled together and they all hailing from West Tripura and they have not given explanation for purpose of visit near the bus stand and they purchased it from a person at Kanjanjanka Railway Station and brought the same to Ambattur OT for the purpose of selling the same and they were also aware about possession of each persons. Hence, they were in conscious possession. Accordingly, Section 37 of NDPS Act is applicable to the case of the petitioner. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. "

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Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) appearing for the respondent. 3.

Considering the fact that this is the successive bail petition filed by the petitioner without any change in circumstances after dismissal of the 2/4

earlier bail petition in Crl.O.P.No.32195 of 2025 and the fact that the petitioner has not made out any grounds to satisfy the conditions contemplated under Section 37 of the NDPS Act, hence this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

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Accordingly, this criminal original petition stands dismissed. 25.02.2026 stn To

1. The Inspector of Police, PEW Ambattur Police Station, Chennai.

(Crime No.148 of 2025)

2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras.

K. RAJASEKAR, J.

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