Sankari v. State Of Tamilnadu Rep By Inspector Of Police, Pavoorchatram

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 30/06/2026 PRESENT The HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR Sankari, W/o. Sundararaj, No.153/11,Thiyagarajan Nagar, Tn Pudukudi, Puliyankudi, Tenkasi District..

... Petitioner/Accused No.2 Vs State of Tamilnadu Rep by, The Inspector of Police, Pavoorchatram Police Station, Pavoorchatram Tenkasi District (Crime No.268/2026).

... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner :Mr. N.Vignesh, Advocate.

For Respondent : Mr.N.Balasubramanian, Counsel for State of TN (Crl.Side) 1/6

PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER :- C-32B For Bail in crime no 268/2026 on the file of the Respondent Police.

ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner/Accused No.2, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 03.06.2026 for the alleged offence under Sections 8(c) and 20(b)(ii)(B) of NDPS Act, 1985, in Crime No.268 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner along with other accused were found in illegal possession of 1.100 kgs of Ganja. Hence, the complaint has been registered.

3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent, she has not committed any such offence as alleged by the prosecution and she has been falsely implicated in this case. He further submitted that the petitioner is ready to cooperate with the investigation. He further submitted that the petitioner is incarceration 2/6

from 03.06.2026 and the quantity involved in this case is not a commercial quantity. Hence, he prayed for grant of bail to the petitioner.

4. The learned Counsel for State of TN (Criminal Side) appearing for the respondent police reiterated the prosecution case and reported that the petitioner and other accused were found in illegal possession of 1.100 kgs of Ganja. He further submitted that the petitioner is having no previous cases. However, he opposed to grant bail to the petitioner.

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

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the period of incarceration and also she is not involved in any antecedents and the quantity recovered is not commercial quantity, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner subject to certain conditions. [a] Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on condition to execute a bond for a sum of Rs.15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand only) with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Principal 3/6

Special Court for Ec and NDPS Act Cases, Madurai, and on further conditions that:

[b] the petitioner shall report before the llearned Principal Special Court for Ec and NDPS Act Cases, Madurai, on all working days at 10.30 a.m., and 05.00 p.m., for a period of three weeks and thereafter as and when required for interrogation before the respondent police:

[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 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 4/6

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.

(K R S J) 30.06.2026 vsg TO 1.The learned Principal Special Court for Ec and NDPS Act Cases, Madurai.

2. The Superintendent, Central Prison for Women, Kokkirakulam, Tirunelveli.

3.The Inspector of Police, Pavoorchatram Police Station, Pavoorchatram Tenkasi District

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

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K. RAJASEKAR,J., vsg

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.12822 of 2026 Date : 30/06/2026 6/6