Naveen v. State Of Tamilnadu Rep By Inspector Of Police, Annamalainagar
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 17/06/2026
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. DHANABAL Naveen ... Petitioner/Accused No.7 Vs State of Tamilnadu Rep by, The Inspector of Police, Annamalainagar Police Station, Cuddalore District.
Cr.No.69 of 2025. ... Respondent/Complainant PRAYER :- To enlarge the petitioner on bail in Crime No.69/2025 on the file of the respondent police and thus render justice. For Petitioner : B.Sekar, Advocate.
For Respondent : Mr.G.Ganesh Kumar, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody 1/6
on 22.11.2025 for the offences punishable under Sections 8(c), 20(b)(ii) (C) of NDPS Act, 1985, in Crime No.69 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.
2. The case of the prosecution is that on 19.04.2025, at about 08.30 a.m, the respondent police conducted search near Annamalai Nagar dump-yard and found A1 to A6 were standing behind a two wheeler bearing Reg.No.TN-09-CQ-6412 and they were in a possession of 21.050 kg of ganja. Based on their confession, the petitioner herein was arrayed as an accused. Hence, the case.
3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is innocent and he was falsely implicated in this case and he has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. He would further submit that no recovery was made from this petitioner and based on the confession made by the co-accused, the petitioner herein was arrayed as and accused and he has been arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 22.11.2025. Therefore, prayed to grant bail for the petitioner.
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4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondent would submit that the accused were found in illegal possession of 21.050 kg of ganja. The quantity involved in this case is a commercial quantity and the petitioner has 9 previous cases and among them, 3 cases are similar in nature. Hence, he strongly opposed to grant bail to the petitioner. He would further submit that already investigation was completed and charge sheet was also filed before the Additional District Judge Special Court Under EC & NDPS Court at Thanjavur, and the same was taken on file in C.C.No.185 of 2025.
5. This Court heard both sides and perused the materials available on record.
6. Considering the rival submissions made by the learned counsel on either side, nature of offence, and though the prosecution stated that the quantity involved in this case is a commercial quantity, the entire contraband was recovered from A1 to A6 and no contraband was recovered from this petitioner and only based on the confession statement given by the co-accused, the petitioner herein was arrayed as and accused and though the prosecution stated that the petitioner has 9 3/6
previous cases, all the cases are not a similar kind of offences and in all cases, he was released on bail and also considering the period of incarceration undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner subject to the following conditions: [a] Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on condition to execute a bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the Additional District Judge Special Court Under EC & NDPS Court at Thanjavur, and on further conditions that:
[b] the petitioner shall report before trial Court daily at 10.30 a.m., until further orders.
[c] the petitioner shall not commit any offence similar to the offence of which he/she is accused, or suspected, or of the commission of which he/she is suspected;
[d] the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial;
[e] the petitioner shall not directly or indirectly make 4/6
any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade her from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence;
[f] On breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the learned Judicial Magistrate/Trial Court is entitled to take appropriate action against the petitioner in accordance with law as if the conditions have been imposed and the petitioner released on bail by the learned Magistrate/Trial Court himself as laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in P.K.Shaji vs. State of Kerala [(2005)AIR SCW 5560].
[g] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 BNS.
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P. DHANABAL,J DSS To 1.The Additional District Judge Special Court Under EC & NDPS Court at Thanjavur,.
2.The Inspector of Police, Anna Malai Nagar Police Station, Cuddalore District.
3. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Trichy. 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
ORDER
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