Karuppasamy v. The State Of The Tamilnadu Rep. Y

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 01.07.2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR CRL OP(MD). No. 12984 of 2026 Karuppasamy

...Petitioner

Vs State of Tamil Nadu rep. by The Inspector of Police, Vachakarapatti Police Station, Virudhunagar District.

(Crime No.164 of 2026)

...Respondent/Complainant

For Petitioner : Mr.M.Rajaravivarma Advocate For Respondent : Mr.N.Balasubramanian Counsel for State of TN (Crl. Side) PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Bail in Cr.No. 164 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner / Accused, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 21.06.2026, for the offences punishable under Sections 123 of BNS and Section 24(1) of Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003, in Crime 1/5

No.164 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner was found in possession of 384 pockets of banned tobacco products, weighing about 86 kilograms in the shop belongs to him. 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 the petitioner has no previous case and he is in custody from 21.06.2026 and ready to abide any condition imposed by this Court. Hence, he prayed bail for the petitioner.

4. The learned Counsel appearing for the State reiterated the prosecution case and reported that the petitioner has no previous case and the quantity involved in this case is huge quantity namely 86 kilograms. Investigation is still pending. He opposed the grant of bail to the petitioner.

5. This Court heard both sides and perused the materials available on record.

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6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature of offence, that the petitioner has no previous case, considering the quantity involved in this case and also considering the period of incarceration, I am 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.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Virudhunagar District, and on further conditions that:

[b] the petitioner shall report before the respondent police daily at 10.30 a.m., for a period of three weeks, thereafter as and when required for interrogation;

[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 3/5

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 51730]. [g] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 BNS.

(K R S J) 01.07.2026 TM To 1.The Judicial Magistrate No.I, Virudhunagar District. 2.The Inspector of Police, Vachakarapatti Police Station, Virudhunagar District. (Crime No.164 of 2026) 3.The Superintendent, District Prison, Virudhunagar. 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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K. RAJASEKAR, J.

TM

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No. 12984 of 2026 Date : 01.07.2026 5/5