Aravinth @ Ari v. State Of Tamilnadu Rep By Inspector Of Police, Thiruppapuliyur

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 16.04.2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. DHANABAL Aravinth @ Ari

...Petitioner/Accused-7

Vs State of Tamil Nadu rep. by The Inspector of Police, Thiruppapuliyur Police Station Cuddalore District.

(Crime No. 129 of 2025 )

...Respondent/Complainant

For Petitioner : Mr.R.L.Dhilipan Pandian for Mr.S.Ramesh Kumar Advocate.

For Respondent : Mr.B.Nambi Selvan Additional Public Prosecutor PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Bail in Cr.No. 129 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- 1/7

The petitioner / Accused, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 28.03.2025 for the offences punishable under Sections 8(c), 20(b)(ii)(C) of NDPS Act in Crime No. 129 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that based on the secret information, on 28.03.2025 at about 13.00 hrs, when the respondent police was in patrol duty, they found that A1 was in illegal possession of 21 kgs of ganja and A3 and A6 were in illegal possession of 1 kg each of ganja along with other accused. 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 no contraband was recovered from this petitioner and only based on the confession of co-accused, the petitioner has been arrayed as accused. He would further submit that A3, A8 to A10 were also released on bail by this Court. He would further submit that he 2/7

has been arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 28.03.2025. Therefore, prayed to grant bail for the petitioner.

4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent would submit that based on the complaint lodged by the defacto complainant, the case has been registered under Sections 8(c), 20(b)(ii)(C) of NDPS Act in Crime No. 129 of 2025. He would further submit that after completing investigation, charge sheet was filed and the same was taken on file in C.C.No.175 of 2025 on the file of the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge, Special Court under E.C.Act cases, Thanjavur. He would further submit that the petitioner has five previous cases, out of which two cases are under NDPS Act and three cases are under IPC and already the two NDPS cases were disposed of and the offences are grave in nature and hence, he strongly opposed to grant bail to the petitioner.

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

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6. Considering the rival submissions made by the learned counsel on either side, nature of offence, and considering the facts that though the prosecution stated that the quantity involved in this case is a commercial quantity, no contraband was recovered from this petitioner and based on the confession only, the petitioner has been arrayed as accused and A3, A8 to A10 were also released on bail by this Court and though as per the prosecution, the petitioner has five previous cases out of which two cases are under NDPS Act and three cases are under IPC, already the two NDPS cases were disposed of and also considering the period of incarceration undergone by the petitioner from 28.03.

2025, 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 for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge, Special Court under E.C.

Additional District and Sessions Judge, Special Court under E.C.Act cases, Thanjavur, daily at 10.30 a.m. and 5.00 p.m., on all working days until further orders; [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. 5/7

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) 16.04.2026 apd To 1.The Additional District and Sessions Judge, Special Court under E.C.Act cases, Thanjavur. 2.The Inspector of Police, Thiruppapuliyur Police Station Cuddalore District.

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 apd

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No. 1 of 2026 Date : 16.04.2026 7/7