Esakkimuthu v. State By

Crl.O.P.No.26637 of 2023 C.V.KARTHIKEYAN, J.

The petitioner who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 04.10.2023 for the offences punishable under Sections 6(b), 24(1) of the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products Act, 2003 and Section 328 IPC in Crime No.573 of 2023 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail. 2.It is the case of the prosecution that the petitioner was found in possession of 221 Kgs of banned tobacco products. It is also stated that there are also two previous cases of similar nature pending against the petitioner herein.

3.Taking all these factors into consideration and that the petitioner appears to have an inclination to commit the same offence again and again, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands dismissed. 24.11.2023 smv 1/2 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

C.V.KARTHIKEYAN , J.

smv Crl.O.P.No.26637 of 2023 24.11.2023 2/2 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis