Karthick Raja v. The State Of Tamilnadu Rep. By The Inspector Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 23.06.2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. DHANABAL CRL OP(MD). No. 12008 of 2026 1.Karthick Raja 2.Vijay 3.Vicky @ Vigneshwaran

...Petitioners

Vs State of Tamil Nadu rep. by The Inspector of Police, Koodal Pudur Police Station, Madurai District.

(Crime No.194 of 2026)

...Respondent/Complainant

For Petitioners : Mr.M.Madhubalan Advocate For Respondent : Mr.G.Ganesh Kumar Government Advocate (Crl. Side) PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Bail in Cr.No. 194 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioners / Accused, who were arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 15.05.2026, for the offences punishable under Sections 8(c), r/w. 1/6

2(b)(ii)(B) of NDPS Act, in Crime No.194 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seek bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that on 25.04.2026 based on secret information, the respondent police conducting vehicle check up, at that time they found the accused persons are in possession of 2.600 kilo grams of ganja. Hence, the case.

3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners are innocent and they were falsely implicated in this case and they have not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. This case was registered only for statistical purpose. Hence, he prayed bail for the petitioner.

4. The learned Government Advocate (crl. Side) appearing for the respondent would submit that the offence are grave in nature. The quantity involved in this case is not commercial quantity. The contraband was recovered from A1. No contraband was recovered form this petitioners. The first petitioner has 9 previous cases, the second petitioner has 8 previous cases and the third petitioner has 2 previous cases. A1 was arrested and released on bail. 2/6

Investigation is still pending. Hence, he opposed the grant of bail to the petitioners.

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, considering the nature of charges levelled against the petitioners, the quantity involved in this case is not commercial quantity, no contraband was recovered from these petitioners and the entire contraband was recovered from A1, who was also released on bail, though the petitioners have some previous cases, in that cases they were granted bail and they are not similar in nature, and considering the period of incarceration undergone by the petitioners, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioners subject to the following conditions:

[a] Accordingly, the petitioners are ordered to be released on bail on condition to execute a bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) each with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Sessions Judge, Principal Special Court for Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act Cases, 3/6

Madurai, and on further conditions that:

[b] the petitioners shall report before the respondent police daily at 10.30 a.m., for a period of thirty days, thereafter as and when required for interrogation:

[c] the petitioners 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 petitioners shall not abscond either during investigation or trial;

[e] the petitioners shall not directly or indirectly make 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 petitioners in accordance with law as if the conditions have been imposed and the petitioners 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]. 4/6

[g] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 BNS.

(P D B J) 23.06.2026 TM To 1.The Sessions Judge, Principal Special Court for Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act Cases, Madurai.

2.The Inspector of Police, Koodal Pudur Police Station, Madurai District. (Crime No.194 of 2026) 3.The Superintendent, District Prison, Madurai. 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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P. DHANABAL, J.

TM

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No. 12008 of 2026 Date : 23.06.2026 6/6