Lal Sham Narain @ Lal v. State Rep By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 08.05.2024

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.KUMARESH BABU Lal Sham Narain ... Petitioner Vs.

The State represented by The Inspector of Police, K 3 Aminjikarai, Police Station, Chennai Crime No.45 of 2024 ... Respondent PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 439 of Cr.P.C., prayed to enlarge the petitioner on bail in Crime No.45 of 2024 on the file of the respondent Police.

For Petitioner : Mr. R.C.Paul Kanagaraj For Respondent : Mr. S.Santhosh Government Advocate (Crl. Side) 1/6

ORDER

The petitioner who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 21.01.2024 for the offences under Sections 8(c) r/w 22(c), 25, 224 & 353 of NDPS Act, 1985, in Crime No.45 of 2024 on the file of the respondent Police, seeks bail.

2. The petitioner is A7 in this case. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner was found in illegal possession of 8 gms of Cocaine, which is an intermediate quantity. 3.The learned Government Advocate (crl.side) submitted that A8 and A9 have already been granted bail.

4.Taking into consideration the period of incarceration and also the fact that A8 and A9 have already been granted bail, I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioner / A7 subject to the following 2/6

conditions.

5.Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on executing a bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) with two sureties (one must be a blood surety), each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Principal Special Court under EC and NDPS Act, Chennai, and on further conditions that: [a]the sureties shall affix their photographs and Left Thumb Impression in the surety bond and the Magistrate may obtain a copy of their Aadhar card or Bank pass Book to ensure their identity;

[b]the petitioner shall report before the respondent police on alternative days at 10.30 a.m., for a period of four months and thereafter as and when required for interrogation. Further, the petitioner shall deposit a sum of Rs.10,000/- to the credit of the Advocate Clerks Welfare Association, Chennai. 3/6

[c]the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial;

[d]the petitioner shall not tamper with evidence or witness either during investigation or trial; [e]On breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the learned Magistrate/Trial Court is entitled to take appropriate action against the petitioner in accordance with law as if the conditions have been imposed and the petitioner released on bail by the learned Magistrate/Trial Court himself as laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in P.K.Shaji vs. State of Kerala [(2005)AIR SCW 5560];

[f] If the accused thereafter abscond, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 229A IPC.

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To 1.The Principal Special Judge for NDPS Act, Chennai.

2.The Inspector of Police, K-3, Aminjikarai Police Station, Chennai.

3.The Central Prison, Puzhal.

4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. 5/6

K.KUMARESH BABU, J.

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