CRL OP(MD). No.14429 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 16.07.2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.RAJASEKAR CRL OP(MD)No.14429 of 2026 Vetri ... Petitioner / Sole Accused Versus The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep by the Inspector of Police, Sattur Town Police Station, Virudhunagar District. (Crime No.289 of 2026) ... Respondent / Complainant PRAYER :-Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 483 of the BNSS, 2023, to enlarge the petitioner on bail in Crime No.289 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioners : Mr.R.Jagadeeshwaran, Advocate For Respondent : Mr.T.Lenin Kumar, Counsel for State of TN (Crl. Side) 1/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.14429 of 2026 ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner / Sole Accused, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 29.05.2026, for the offences punishable under Sections 8(c) and 20(b)(ii)(B) of NDPS Act r/w Section 77 of the Juvenile Justice Act, in Crime No.289 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail. 2. The case of the prosecution is that, while the respondent police were on picketing duty, they found the accused in conscious possession of 25 grams of ganja. Hence, the FIR has been registered by the respondent police. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is innocent and a false case has been foisted against him and he has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. He would further submit that the contraband involved in this case is not commercial quantity. Hence, Section 37 of the NDPS Act is not applicable to this case. Since the petitioner has one previous case, he was implicated in this case falsely. He is in custody from 29.05.2026 and 2/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.14429 of 2026 ready to abide any condition imposed by this Court. Hence, he prayed bail for the petitioner. 4. The learned Counsel appearing for the State reiterated the prosecution case and reported that the investigation in this case is still pending. The petitioner has one previous case in similar nature. If he is released out of bail, again he will indulge in similar activities. Hence, 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, the nature of the offence, the fact that the quantity of contraband involved is not a commercial quantity and, therefore, the rigour of Section 37 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, is not attracted, and also taking into account the period of incarceration undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner, subject to certain conditions. 3/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.14429 of 2026 [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 No.II, Sattur, Virudhunagar District, and on further conditions that: [b] the petitioner shall report before the jurisdictional Magistrate at 10.30 a.m., on all working days, for a period of three weeks, 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 4/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.14429 of 2026 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. 16.07.2026 pal To 1.The Judicial Magistrate No.II, Sattur, Virudhunagar District. 2.The Officer-in-Charge, District Jail, Virudhunagar. 3.The Inspector of Police, Sattur Town Police Station, 5/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.14429 of 2026 Virudhunagar District. 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 6/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.14429 of 2026 K.RAJASEKAR ,J. pal ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.14429 of 2026 Date : 16.07.2026 7/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis