Lakhsmanan v. The State Represented By The Inspector Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 09.06.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR Lakhsmanan ... Petitioner/Accused Vs The State Represented by the Inspector of Police, PEW-Attur Police Station, Salem District.

(Crime No.68 of 2025) ... Respondent Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 praying to enlarge the petitioner on bail in the above Crime No.68 of 2025 on the file of Inspector of Police, PEW-Attur Police Station, Salem District.

For petitioner : Mr.T.Ganesan For Respondent : Mr.L.Baskaran Government Advocate (Crl. Side) 1/4

ORDER

The petitioner, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 29.04.2025, for the offences punishable under Sections 4(1)(c), 4(1-A)(ii) of Tamil Nadu Prohibition (Amendment) Act, in connection with Crime No.68 of 2025, registered on the file of the respondent, seeks bail. 2.When the matter is taken up for hearing today, the learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) on instructions submitted that the petitioner has been detained under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 branding him as 'Bootlegger'.

3. Recording the same, the Criminal Original Petition stands dismissed. 09.06.2025 rsi 2/4

To:

1.The Judicial Magistrate No.I, Attur.

2.The Inspector of Police, PEW-Attur Police Station, Salem District.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court Madras.

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M.NIRMAL KUMAR, J.

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