CRL OP No. 16459 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 30-06-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN CRL OP No. 16459 of 2026 Sivakumar ..Petitioner Vs The State Rep By, The Inspector of Police, Kannankurichi Police Station, Salem District. Crime No.156/2026 ..Respondent PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to enlarge the petitioner on bail in Crime No.156 of 2026, on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioner: Mr.C.R.Gokulvisvas For Respondent: Mr.S.Yogaraja Sekar Counsel for Government of Tamilnadu (Criminal Side) ORDER The petitioner, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 01.06.2026 for the alleged offences under Sections 6(a), 6(b), 24(1) of COTPA Act and Section 77 of JJ (C & P), in Crime No.156 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail. 2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner, along with another accused, was found in possession of banned tobacco products for the purpose of https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 16459 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 4 sale. Based on the confession of the accused, a further quantity of 694 kilograms of banned tobacco products was recovered from a godown. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent and he has not committed any offence as alleged by the defacto complainant and he has been falsely implicated in this case. He further submitted that he is ready to abide by any conditions that may be imposed by this Court. Hence, he prayed for grant of bail to the petitioner. 4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) would submit that a detention order has already been passed against the petitioner. 5. I have given anxious consideration to the submissions made by the learned counsel on either side. 6. Taking into consideration the submission of the learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) that a detention order has already been passed against the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. 7. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands dismissed. 30-06-2026 NSL https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 16459 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 4 To 1. The Inspector of Police, Kannankurichi Police Station, Salem District. 2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 16459 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 4 C.KUMARAPPAN, J. NSL CRL OP No. 16459 of 2026 30-06-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis