Harish v. The State Of Tamilnadu Rep By The Sub Inspector Of Police, Nagamalai Pudukottai

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 02.07.2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR CRL OP(MD) No.13012 of 2026 Harish

...Petitioner

Vs State of Tamil Nadu rep. by The Sub-Inspector of Police, Nagamalai Pudukkottai Police Station, Madurai.

(Crime No.182 of 2026)

...Respondent/Complainant

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Sivasudhan Advocate For Respondent : Mr.T.Lenin Kumar Counsel for State of TN (Crl. Side) PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Bail in Cr.No.182 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 14.05.2026, for the offences punishable under Sections 8(C), 20(b) 1/6

(ii)(B), 29(1), 21(a) and 22(b) of NDPS Act, in Crime No.182 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that on 14.05.2026, the Sub-Inspector of Police attached to the respondent Police received secret information at 12.00 p.m. about the illegal sale of contraband ganja by the accused persons and after getting permission, the Police officials went to the place of occurrence, where they intercepted A1 and A2 and recovered 1.100 kgs of ganja, 140 Nitrazepam tablets and 2.390 kgs of Methamphetamine from their possession. Hence, they were arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 14.05.2026.

3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is an innocent and that he was falsely implicated in this case and that he has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. He further submitted that there is no previous case against the petitioner and that the petitioner is ready to cooperate with the investigation. He is in custody from 14.05.2026 and is ready to abide by any condition imposed by this Court. Hence, he prayed for bail for the petitioner.

4. The learned Counsel appearing for the State reiterated the prosecution case and reported that it is a case involving an intermediate quantity of ganja. 2/6

He further submitted that the investigation is pending and that the 1st accused was arrested and is still in custody and that there is a previous case pending against the petitioner. Hence, he opposed the grant of bail to the petitioner.

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

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, nature of allegation and considering the fact that it is a case of non commercial quantity and also 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 Principal Special Judge for EC and NDPS Act Cases, Madurai, and on further conditions that: [b] the petitioner shall report before the learned Principal Special Judge for EC and NDPS Act Cases, Madurai, at 10.30 a.m., on all working days, for a period of four weeks, thereafter as and when required for interrogation;

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[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 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) 02.07.2026 Indu To 4/6

1.The learned Principal Special Judge for EC and NDPS Act Cases, Madurai. 2.The Sub-Inspector of Police, Nagamalai Pudukkottai Police Station, Madurai.

3.The Superintendent, Sub Jail, Dindigul.

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

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K. RAJASEKAR, J.

Indu

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No. 13012 of 2026 Date : 02.07.2026 6/6