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2026 DAILYLAW 39656 (MAD)

Kannadasan @ Kannadasan Thangaiyan v. Th Intelligence officer,

CRL OP/15624/2026 · 2026-06-22

C Kumarappan

Transfer Petitionbody2026

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CRL OP No. 15624 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 22-06-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN CRL OP No. 15624 of 2026 Kannadasan @ Kannadasan Thangaiyan S/o.Thangaiyan, East Street, Kaasangadu, Thanjavur, Tamilnadu -614613. ..Petitioner(s) Vs The Intelligence officer, Narcotics Control Bureau, Chennai Zonal Unit, Chennai-77. (NCB F.No.48/1/14/2025-NCB/MDS) ..Respondent(s) PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Act, 2023, to enlarge the petitioner on bail in the event of his arrest in CC.No.372 of 2026 pending trial on the file of the Principal Special Judge for NDPS cases at Chennai. For Petitioner(s): MR. SHARUKUMAR S I For Respondent(s): Mr.N.P.KUMAR, SPL.PUBLIC PROSECUTOR FOR CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ORDER The petitioner apprehends arrest for the alleged offence under Sections 20(b)(ii)(C), 27A, 28, 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 15624 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 4 Act, 1988 in NCB F.No.48/1/14/2025-NCB/MDS in connection with C.C.No.372 of 2026, on the file of the respondent police seeks anticipatory bail. 2.The allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner along with other accused, were found in illegal possession of 590 kgs of ganja. Hence, the complaint. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that this is the second anticipatory bail. He further submitted that the petitioner was not involved in any of the offences and no recovery was effected from him, and the charge sheet has already been filed. Hence, he prayed for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 4. The learned Special Public Prosecutor strongly opposed the second anticipatory bail application and submitted that 590 kgs of ganja was recovered from the petitioner and that there is no change in circumstances in the present application. 5. Considering the gravity of the offences and upon the ground that there is no change in circumstances, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 15624 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 4 6. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. 22-06-2026 DRL To 1.The Intelligence officer, Narcotics Control Bureau, Chennai Zonal Unit, Chennai-77. 2.The Special Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 15624 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 4 C.KUMARAPPAN, J. DRL CRL OP No. 15624 of 2026 22-06-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis