Crl.O.P.No.30620 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 11.11.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.RAJASEKAR Crl.O.P.No.30620 of 2025 Prakash ... Petitioner Vs. The State represented by The Station House Officer, Sankarapuram Police Station, Kallakurichi District. (Crime No.544 of 2025) ... Respondent PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to enlarge the Petitioner/Accused on bail in Crime No.544 of 2025 pending on the file of the respondent Police. For Petitioner : M/s.V.Gunasekar For Respondent : Mr.A.Gopinath Government Advocate (Crl.Side) O R D E R The petitioner, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 10.09.2025, for the offence punishable under Sections 123 of BNS read with Section 24(1) of COPTA Act in Crime No.544 of 2025, registered on the file of the respondent, seeks bail. 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.30620 of 2025 2. The allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was found in selling of 81 kgs of banned tobacco products in his shop. Hence, the case. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that, petitioner is an innocent person and he has been falsely implicated in this case. Hence, he prays for grant of bail to the petitioner. 4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) reitereated the prosecution case and submitted that, apart from this case, petitioner has six previous cases of similar nature. Hence, opposed for grant of bail to the petitioner. 5. Considering the fact that huge quantity of contraband has been seized from the petitioner and the petitioner is an habitual offendor and there are six previous cases pending against the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the eptitioner. 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.30620 of 2025 6. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. 11.11.2025 sma To 1.The Station House Officer, Sankarapuram Police Station, Kallakurichi District. 2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.30620 of 2025 K.RAJASEKAR, J. sma Crl.O.P.No.30620 of 2025 11.11.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis