CRL OP(MD). No.13785 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 09/07/2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR CRL OP(MD). No.13785 of 2026 Karthick ... Petitioner/Accused Rank Not Known Vs State of Tamilnadu Rep by, The Inspector of Police, Aviyur Police Station, Virudhunagar District. Crime No.144 of 2026. ... Respondent/Complainant PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Cr.No.144 of 2025 on the file of the Respondent Police, For Petitioner : R.Vignesh, Advocate. For Respondent : Mr.T.Lenin Kumar, Counsel For State of TN (Crl.Side) ORDER The petitioner apprehends arrest for the alleged offence under 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.13785 of 2026 Sections 8(c), 20(b)(ii)(B), 25, 25(1B)(b) of NDPS Act, in Crime No.144 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 illegally transported 1.600 kg of ganja. On 30.06.2026 at about 08.00 a.m, the police, on prior information, intercepted the vehicle bearing Reg.No.TN 65 BC 5756 and on seeing the police, A1 to A3 allegedly ran away from the place of occurrence. However, the respondent police nabbed them and on search, they recovered 1.600 kg of ganja and also arrested them. Based on their confession, the petitioner herein was added as an accused. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent and he has not committed any such offence as alleged by the prosecution and he has been falsely implicated in this case. He further submitted that the petitioner is not a named accused in the FIR and only based on the confession of the co-accused, he was added as an accused and the petitioner has no previous case and the quantity involved in this case is not a commercial quantity. Hence, he prayed to grant 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.13785 of 2026 anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 4. The learned Counsel For State of TN (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondent police, reiterated the prosecution case, and on instructions, reported that the petitioner herein is ranked as A5 and A1 to A4 were already arrested and the investigation is at preliminary stage. Hence, he opposed to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 5. I have gone through the FIR and also the connected materials. 6.Considering the nature of allegations against the petitioner and also considering the facts that it is not a case of commercial quantity and the petitioner is not a named accused in the FIR and only based on the confession of the co-accused, he was added as an accused and the petitioner has no previous case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner, subject to certain conditions. [a] Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on his appearance, 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.13785 of 2026 within a period of fifteen days from the date on which the order copy made ready, before the learned Judicial Magistrate, Kariyapatti, on condition that the petitioner shall 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 concerned and on further conditions that: [b] the petitioner shall report before the respondent police, daily at 10.30 a.m. for a period of two weeks, and thereafter as and when required for the interrogation. [c] the petitioner shall not commit any offences of similar nature. [d] the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial. [e] the petitioner shall not tamper with evidence or witness either during investigation or trial. [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 4/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.13785 of 2026 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 5560]. [g] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 B.N.S. 09.07.2026 dss To 1.The Judicial Magistrate, Kariyapatti, 2.The Inspector of Police, Aviyur Police Station, Virudhunagar District. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 5/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.13785 of 2026 K. RAJASEKAR,J DSS ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.13785 of 2026 Date : 09/07/2026 6/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis