Rakesh @ Ramar v. State Of Tamilnadu Rep By Inspector Of Police, Thiruverambur

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 15.04.2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. DHANABAL Rakesh @ Ramar

...Petitioner/Accused

Vs State of Tamil Nadu rep. by The Inspector of Police, Thiruverumbur Police Station, Trichy City (Crime No. 292 of 2025)

...Respondent/Complainant

For Petitioner : Mr.J.Selvin Rajesh For Respondent : Mr.B.Nambi Selvan Additional Public Prosecutor PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Bail in Cr.No. 292 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police. 1/6

ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner / A2, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 23.04.2025 for the offences punishable under Sections 8(c)r/w. 20(b)(ii)(A),22 (b), 22(c), 27(a) of NDPS Act in Crime No.292 of 2025 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 29.11 gram of MDMA pills. Hence the case.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the respondent police has registered a false case against the petitioner and he has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. He would further submit that no contraband was recovered from this petitioner and the contraband was recovered from other accused and no previous case is pending against the petitioner. The petitioner has been arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 23.04.2025. Hence, he prays to grant bail to the petitioner.

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4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent would submit that petitioner along with other accused were found in illegal possession of 29.11 gram of MDMA pills which is a commercial quantity. Hence, he opposed to grant bail to the petitioner.

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 and though the prosecution projected the case as if quantity involved in this case is commercial quantity no recovery was made from this petitioner and the entire contraband was recovered from the other accused and also considering the fact that no previous case is pending against the petitioner and also considering the period of incarceration undergone by the petitioner this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner subject to the following conditions: [a] Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on condition to execute a bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) with two sureties each 3/6

for a like sum to the satisfaction of the Additional District Court for EC and NDPS Act Cases, Pudukottai and on further conditions that:

[b] the petitioner shall report before the trial Court on all working days at 10.30 a.m.,and 5.30 pm., until further orders.

[c] the petitioner shall not commit any offence similar to the offence of which he is accused, or suspected, or of the commission of which he 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 4/6

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.

(P D B J) 15.04.2026 aav To 1.The Additional District Court for EC and NDPS Act Cases, Pudukottai 2.The Inspector of Police, Thiruverumbur Police Station, Trichy City

3. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Trichy 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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P. DHANABAL, J aav

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No. 21934 of 2025 Date : 15.04.2026 6/6