Sekar.S v. State Rep.By

Crl.OP.No.25254 of 2023 Crl.O.P.No.25254 of 2023 C.V.KARTHIKEYAN, J.

The petitioner/A2 who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 23.04.2023 registered for the offences under Sections 8(c), 20(b)(ii)(C) and 25 of NDPS Act, in Crime No.499 of 2023, seeks bail. 2.It is the case of the prosecution that the petitioner and his son/A1 were having the habit of going over to Andhra Pradesh to procure Ganja in their own lorry and store it in their house and later, sell it in retail in surrounding places. The respondent had secured A1 when he was travelling in a Tata Indigo Car along with 45 kgs of Ganja. He had given a confession that Ganja is also stored in his house. The petitioner was in the house and from the house, in the presence of the petitioner, 6 kgs of Ganja had been seized.

3.The learned counsel for the petitioner stated that the petitioner is innocent and that it is only A1 who was procuring ganja for sale. But unfortunately, the Ganja has been seized from the house where the petitioner is residing. Moreover, the source of the Ganja will have to be determined.

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vkr 4.Taking into consideration all these facts, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

5.The learned counsel also wanted the Court to examine the confession statement of A1. The copy of the confession of A1 had been produced by the respondent. It had been perused and again the same decision is reiterated.

6.Hence, this Criminal Original Petition stands dismissed. 16.11.2023 vkr Crl.O.P.No.25254 of 2023 2/2 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis