Anvar Khan J v. State Of Tamilnadu Rep By Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 03/06/2026 PRESENT The HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. DHANABAL Anvar Khan J, S/o.Jahir Manzil, Aavis Nevas Simpasari, Parassala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala..

... Petitioner/A3 Vs State of Tamilnadu Rep by, The Inspector of Police, Civil Supplies C.I.D, Tirunelveli.

(Crime No.98 of 2026)..

... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.S.Yogeswaran, Advocate.

For Respondent : Mr.G.Ganesh Kumar, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.482 of BNSS PRAYER :- C-33AB. For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No. 98 of 2026 on the file of the Respondent Police.

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ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner/A3, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent for the offences punishable under Sections 6(4) of the Tamil Nadu Schedules Commodities (Regulation of Distribution by Card System) order, 1982 and Section 7(i)(a) (ii) of Essential Commodities Act, 1955, in Crime No.98 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that on 13.05.2026, the defacto complainant along with police officials were conducting regular check up and found that the petitioner and other accused persons had illegally transported 2700 kgs of PDS rice using Ashok leyland dost vehicle bearing Registration No.KL 19 C-7057. Hence, the case.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is an innocent 2/8

person and he was falsely implicated in this case and he is no way connected in the above said incident. He would further submit that though he is the owner of the vehicle, he already sole the vehicle to A2. Hence, he prays to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) would submit that investigation is pending and the offences are grave in nature. He would further submit that the petitioner has ten previous cases. Considering the grave nature, he opposes to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

5. Heard both sides and perused the materials available on record.

6. Considering the rival submissions on either side and the nature of offences charged 3/8

against the petitioner and quantity of the materials involved in this case and also considering the fact that though the petitioner has some previous cases, the same are not similar kind of offences and in all cases, he was already released on bail and according to the petitioner, he already sold the vehicle to A2 and the materials were already seized and the material part of the investigation might have been completed and hence, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner, subject to the following conditions:

[a] Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on his appearance, within a period of fifteen days from the date on which the order copy made ready, before the learned Judicial Magistrate No.II, Tirunelveli, on condition that the 4/8

petitioner shall 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 learned Judicial Magistrate concerned and on further conditions that:

[b] the petitioner shall report before the respondent police once in a week ie., on Every Saturday at 10.30 a.m., for a period of four weeks and thereafter, as and when required for interrogation.

[c] the petitioner shall not commit any offences of similar nature.

[d] the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial.

[e] the petitioner shall not tamper with evidence or witness either during investigation or trial.

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[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 B.N.S.

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TO 1.The learned Judicial Magistrate No.II, Tirunelveli.

2.The Inspector of Police, Civil Supplies C.I.D, Tirunelveli.

3. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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P. DHANABAL,J., vsg

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.10003 of 2026 Date : 03/06/2026 8/8