Crl.O.P.(MD)No.13008 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 02.07.2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR CRL OP(MD). No. 13008 of 2026 Venkatraman ...Petitioner Vs State of Tamil Nadu rep. by The Inspector of Police, Civil Supplies C.I.D., Dindigul District. (Crime No.160 of 2026) ...Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.S.Yogeswaran Advocate For Respondent : Mr.N.Balasubramanian Counsel for State of TN (Crl. Side) PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Bail in Cr.No. 160 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 16.06.2026, for the offences punishable under Section 6(4) of TNSC (RDCS) Order 1982 and u/s. 7(1)(a)(ii) of the Essential Commodities 1/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.13008 of 2026 Act, in Crime No.160 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail. 2. . The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner is found to be in possession of 10605 kilograms of rice meant to be public distribution system and accordingly, the petitioner has been arrested and the complaint has been registered. 3.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is innocent and he was falsely implicated in this case and he has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. He would further submitted that the petitioner is in custody from 16.06.2026 and he is ready to co-operate with the investigation. The police officials conducted search and found 303 plastic bags contained rice and further without any evidence or material falsely arrested the petitioner herein. Hence, he prayed for grant of bail to the petitioner. 4. The learned Counsel appearing for the State reiterated the prosecution case and reported that the petitioner collected the rice meant of Public Distribution System illegally and hold in the tin shed. The petitioner has two previous cases. The investigation in this case is still pending. The petitioner 2/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.13008 of 2026 also having three previous cases, out of which one under other IPC. Hence, he strongly opposed to grant bail to the petitioner. 5.This Court heard both sides and perused the materials available on record. 6. Considering the huge quantity of PDS rice involved in this case, the petitioner has also having bad antecedents and investigation is also in preliminary state, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage. 7. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands dismissed. (K R S J) 02.07.2026 TM To 1.The Judicial Magistrate No.III, Dindigul. 2.The Inspector of Police, Civil Supplies C.I.D., Dindigul District. (Crime No.160 of 2026) 3.The Superintendent, District Jail, Dindigul. 3/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.13008 of 2026 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 4/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.13008 of 2026 K. RAJASEKAR, J. TM ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No. 13008 of 2026 Date : 02.07.2026 5/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis