Crl.O.P.(MD)No.13816 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 09.07.2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR CRL OP(MD). No. 13816 of 2026 Mani Megalai ...Petitioner Vs State of Tamil Nadu rep. by The Inspector of Police, Ammaniyakanur Police Station, Dindigul District. (Crime No.192 of 2026) ...Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.C.M.Arumugam Advocate For Respondent : Mr.T.Lenin Kumar Counsel for State of TN (Crl. Side) PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Bail in Cr.No. 192 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner / Accused, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 10.06.2026, for the offences punishable under Sections 8(c) r/w. 20(b)(ii)(b) of NDPS Act, in Crime No.192 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail. 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.13816 of 2026 2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner is ranked as A2 in this case. She joining with A1 involved in transporting 10 kilograms of ganja in a bus from Chennai to Madurai. On prior information, the A1 was intercepted and caught red handed and arrested on 09.06.2026. The case was registered on the same day. On the basis of the statement recorded from A1, this petitioner was arrested. It is also alleged that the petitioner paid Rs.60,000/- to the A1 for the purpose of purchasing the ganja. Hence, she was also arrested. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is innocent and she was falsely implicated in this case and she has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. He would further submit that only based on the confession statement of the co-accused, this petitioner has been implicated in this case. She is not having any previous case. The quantity involved in this case is also not commercial quantity. The petitioner is in custody from 10.06.2026 and ready to abide any condition imposed by this Court. Hence, he prayed bail for the petitioner, who being a lady. 4. The learned Counsel appearing for the State reiterated the prosecution 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.13816 of 2026 case and reported that the petitioner was arrested only recently. The petitioner has no previous case. Investigation in this case is still pending. He opposed the grant of bail to the petitioner. 5. This Court heard both sides and perused the materials available on record. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, nature of offences, the petitioner has no previous case, the quantity of contraband involved in this case is not commercial quantity, that the petitioner is being a lady and also considering the period of incarceration and I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioner subject to certain conditions. [a] Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on condition to execute a bond for a sum of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Nilakottai, Dindigul District, and on further conditions that: [b] the petitioner shall appear before the learned Sessions Judge, Principal Special Court for NDPS Act Cases, Madurai, at 10.30 a.m., on all working days, for a period of four weeks, 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.13816 of 2026 thereafter as and when required for interrogation; [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. State of Kerala [(2005)AIR SCW 51730]. [g] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 BNS. (K R S J) 09.07.2026 TM 4/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.13816 of 2026 To 1.The Judicial Magistrate, Nilakottai, Dindigul District. 2.The Sessions Judge, Principal Special Court for NDPS Act Cases, Madurai. 3.The Inspector of Police, Ammaniyakanur Police Station, Dindigul District. (Crime No.192 of 2026) 4.The Superintendent, Special Prison for Women, Madurai. 5.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 5/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.13816 of 2026 K. RAJASEKAR, J. TM ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No. 13816 of 2026 Date : 09.07.2026 6/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis