Ajith @ Poovarasan v. The Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Wednesday, the Thirty First day of January Two Thousand and Twenty Four PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice M.DHANDAPANI AJITH @ POOVARASAN ... PETITIONER / ACCUSED No.9 Vs THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE MUKKULAM POLICE STATION, VIRUDHUNAGAR DISTRICT, CRIME NO.19/2023 ... RESPONDENT / COMPLAINANT For Petitioner : M/S. HAROON RASHEED.D.S, Advocate For Respondent : MR.B.NAMBISELVAN, Additional Public Prosecutor PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec. 439 Cr.P.C.

PRAYER:

FOR BAIL IN CRIME NO.19/2023 ON THE FILE OF THE RESPONDENT POLICE ORDER : The Court Made the following order :- The petitioner / A9, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 19.02.2023 for the offence punishable under Sections 8(c), 20(b)(ii)(C), 25, 27A, 29(1) of Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, in Crime No.19 of 2023 on the 1/3

file of the respondent Police, seeks bail.

2.The case of the prosecution is that based on the secret information, the respondent police conducted raid and found 26.235 kgm of Ganja from the accused persons. Hence the case.

3.The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is an innocent person and she has been falsely implicated in this case. He would further submit that this is the third bail petition. Earlier petition filed by the petitioner in Crl.OP(MD)No.17241 of 2023 was dismissed by this Court on 19.10.2023. Further, he is in custody from 19.02.2023. Hence, he prays to grant bail. 4.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State would submit that the petitioner and the other accused were found in illegal possession of 26.235 kgm of Ganja, which is a commercial quantity and in this case, investigation is pending. He would further submit that the petitioner has not satisfied the twin conditions as required under Section 37 of the NDPS Act. Hence, he opposed to grant bail to the petitioner.

5.Heard the learned counsel on either side and perused the material records of the case.

6.Considering the fact that the contraband involved in this case is a commercial quantity and considering the fact that the petitioner has not satisfied the twin 2/3

conditions as required under Section 37 of the NDPS Act, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7.In the result, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. sd/- 31/01/2024 / TRUE COPY / /02/2024 Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.I /II /III /IV ) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.

DSS TO THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE MUKKULAM POLICE STATION,VIRUDHUNAGAR DISTRICT, THE SUPERINTENDENT CENTRAL PRISON, TRICHY.

THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI.

ORDER

IN Date :31/01/2024 PKP/JGB/SAR /05.02.2024/ 3P/ 4C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17/07/2023 3/3