Unni @ Madhusudhan v. The State Rep By Its,

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

The petitioner who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the alleged offence punishable under Sections 8(c), 20(b)(ii)(B), and 29(1) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, in Crime No.1225 of 2021, seeks anticipatory bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that on 10.11.2021, based on the secret information, the respondent went to the place of occurrence and arrested A1 to A2 along with 1.250 Kg of ganja. On enquiry, it came to know that the petitioner is the main person in the crime. Hence the complaint.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is an innocent person and no way connected with the alleged offence. He would further submit that on the confession statement given by the co-accused, the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. Hence he prays to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the petitioner and others involved in the illegal traffic of ganja and the 1/3

petitioner only gave the contraband to the other accused. He further submitted that there are four previous cases against the petitioner. He would further submit that the petitioner's earlier anticipatory bail petition was dismissed by this Court vide order dated 06.06.2022 in Crl.OP.No12404 of 2022. Hence, he vehemently opposed to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

5. Taking into consideration the facts and also the submissions made by both Counsel, this Court is of the view that the custodial interrogation of the petitioner is very much required in this case and hence not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. 17.08.2022 Vv 2/3

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

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