CRL OP(MD). No.11853 of 2025 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 12.03.2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN CRL OP(MD)No.11853 of 2025 Masanam ... Petitioner/ Accused No.3 Versus The State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by the Inspector of Police, Usilampatti Town Police Station, Madurai District. (In Crime No.129 of 2023) ... Respondent / Complainant PRAYER :-Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 483 of the BNSS, 2023, to enlarge and release the petitioner on bail in Crime No. 129 of 2023 on the file of the respondent police, taken cognizance in C.C.No.1019 of 2023 on the file of the Principal Special Court for Trial of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act Cases, Madurai. For Petitioner : Mr.M.Dinesh Hari Sudarsan For Respondent : Mr.S.Ravi Additional Public Prosecutor 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.11853 of 2025 ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner/A3, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 16.04.2023, for the offences punishable under Sections 8 (c), 20(b)(ii) (C) of NDPS Act, in Crime No.129 of 2023, on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail. 2. When the matter was taken up for hearing today, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent submitted that the trial has been completed and the case is posted for judgment on 23.03.2026, therefore, at this stage, it would not be appropriate to grant bail to the petitioner. 3. Hence, this Criminal Original Petition stands dismissed. 12.03.2026 ebsi 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.11853 of 2025 To 1. The Inspector of Police, Usilampatti Town Police Station, Madurai District. 2.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 3. The Principal Special Court for Trial of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act Cases, Madurai. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.11853 of 2025 K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN ,J. ebsi ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.11853 of 2025 Date : 12.03.2026 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis