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Ganesan v. The State Rep By, The Sub-Inspector Of Police

2026-01-28Honourable Mr.Justice K.Rajasekar4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 28-01-2026

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.RAJASEKAR CRL OP NO.1749 of 2026 Ganesan Petitioner Vs The State Represented by The Sub Inspector of Police Maruvathur Police Station, Perambalur District.

Crime No.118 of 2025. Respondent PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to enlarge the petitioner on bail in the event of his arrest in Crime No.118 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police.

For Petitioner(s):

Mr.T.Balaji For Respondent(s):

Ms.J.R.Archana Government Advocate (Crl.side)

ORDER

The petitioner. who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Section 302(2) of BNS, 21(1) of Mines and Minerals Development & Regulation Act, 9(B) (1)(b) of Indian Explosives Act, 1884, 5 of Explosive Substances Act, 1908, in Crime No. 118 of 2025, seeks anticipatory bail.

2. The allegation against the petitioner is that the de-facto complainant is the Village Administrative Officer of Senguram Village. He lodged a complaint before the respondent police stating that the petitioner and others supplied of explosives substances used for illegal mining of granite stones and quarrying was carried out in the patta land of one Thiagarajan by using 125 kilo grams of RDX explosives. The petitioner, who was running Amman Explosives Stores, is alleged to have supplied explosives to the petitioner herein who in turn supplied them to the other accused for stone blasting. Hence the case.

3. Earlier, this Court dismissed the anticipatory bail petitions filed by the petitioner in Crl.OP.Nos.25245 & 30437 of 2025 by orders dated 17.09.2025 and 18.11.2025 respectively, on the ground that a huge quantity of RDX-125 explosives was illegally dealt with by the petitioner

illegally and that the investigation in this case had not yet been concluded. Considering that there is no change in circumstances, this Court is not inclined to reconsider the earlier orders.

4. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. 28-01-2026 drl To 1.The Sub Inspector of Police Maruvathur Police Station, Perambalur District.

2.The Public Prosecutor High Court of Madras.

K.RAJASEKAR, J., drl CRL OP NO.1749 of 2026 28.01.2026