Crl.O.P.(MD).No.14512 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.14512 of 2026 Vinoth @ Vibin ... Petitioner/Accused No.3 Vs State of Tamil Nadu rep. by, The Inspector of Police, Puliangudi Police Station, Tenkasi District. (Crime No.394 of 2026) ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.M.Danush Kumar For Respondent : Mr.T.Lenin Kumar Counsel for State of TN (Crl.Side) PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.482 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No.394/2026 on the file of the Respondent Police. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD).No.14512 of 2026 ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner/accused, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent for the offences punishable under Section 8(c) r/w 20(b)(ii)(A) of NDPS Act and Section 77 of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, in Crime No.394 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. The allegation against the petitioner is that on 04.07.2026, the respondent Police received secret information and found that the accused was found in possession of 300 grams of ganja and it is alleged that they attempted to sell the same to juveniles and recovered the same. On the basis of the confession of the accused that they purchased the ganja from the petitioner, the petitioner was added as an accused in this case. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is innocent and he was falsely implicated in this case. He has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution and is no way connected in the above said incident. He would further submit that only on the basis of the confession of the other two accused, the petitioner has been implicated in this case and there are no other independent material to prove the offence against the petitioner. He would https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD).No.14512 of 2026 also submit that though it is stated that the petitioner is involved in selling ganja, it is only a small quantity and the co-accused was released on bail. He also submitted that the petitioner is ready to cooperate with the investigation and prayed to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 4. The learned counsel for State (Crl. Side) reiterated the prosecution case and submitted that the contraband involved is 300 grams of ganja and on the basis of the statement recorded from the other accused that they purchased the same from the petitioner, the petitioner herein is added as an accused. He further submitted that the investigation is pending and opposed to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. He also submitted that the petitioner has no previous case and that the co-accused was arrested and released on bail. 5. Heard both sides and perused the materials available on record. 6. Considering the rival submissions on either side and the fact that the co-accused went to Chennai and purchased ganja for the purpose of using it and the co-accused was released on bail and that the contraband involved is 300 grams, which had been recovered from the other accused and only based on the confession of the other accused, the petitioner has been implicated in this case and that no previous case is pending against him, I am of the view that custodial https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD).No.14512 of 2026 interrogation is not necessary in this case and hence, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner, subject to the following conditions: [a] Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail in the event of arrest or on his appearance, within a period of fifteen days from the date on which the order copy made ready, before the learned Additional District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate, Sivagiri, Tenkasi District, on condition that the petitioner shall execute a bond for a sum of Rs.15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen 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 cooperate with the investigation. [d] the petitioner shall not commit any offences of similar nature. [e] the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial. [f] the petitioner shall not tamper with evidence or witness either during investigation or trial. [g] On breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the learned Judicial Magistrate/Trial Court is entitled to take appropriate action https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD).No.14512 of 2026 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 5560]. [h] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 B.N.S. 16.07.2026 Lm TO 1.The Additional District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate, Sivagiri, Tenkasi District. 2.The Inspector of Police, Puliangudi Police Station, Tenkasi District. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD).No.14512 of 2026 K.RAJASEKAR,J. Lm ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.14512 of 2026 Date : 16.07.2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis