Crl.O.P.(MD)No.15232 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 23.07.2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR CRL OP(MD). No. 15232 of 2026 B.Saravanan ...Petitioner Vs State of Tamil Nadu rep. by The Inspector of Police, Mudukulathur Police Station, Ramanathapuram District. (Crime No.176 of 2026) ...Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.S.Udhaya Bharathi 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. 176 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 12.07.2026, for the offences punishable under Sections 8(c) & 20(b) (ii)(B) of NDPS Act, in Crime No.176 of 2026 on the file of the respondent 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.15232 of 2026 police, seeks bail. 2. The case of the prosecution is that on 12.07.2026, on prior information, the respondent police went to the place of occurrence, where the accused was found in possession of 1.100 kilo grams of ganja with an intention to sell the same to the general public. 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 he was falsely implicated in this case 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. He is in custody from 12.07.2026 and 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 no previous case. If he is released out of bail, again he will indulge in similar activities. He opposed the grant of bail to the petitioner. 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.15232 of 2026 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, that the petitioner has no previous case, the quantity involved in this case is not commercial quantity, hence, Section 37 of the NDPS Act will not applicable to this case, and also considering the period of incarceration, 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.15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand only) with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Mudukulathur, and on further conditions that: [b] the petitioner shall report before the Judicial Magistrate, Mudukulathur, 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; 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.15232 of 2026 [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) 23.07.2026 TM To 1.The Judicial Magistrate, Mudukulathur. 4/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.(MD)No.15232 of 2026 2.The Inspector of Police, Mudukulathur Police Station, Ramanathapuram District. (Crime No.176 of 2026) 3.The Superintendent, District Jail, Ramanathapuram. 4.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.15232 of 2026 K. RAJASEKAR, J. TM ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No. 15232 of 2026 Date : 23.07.2026 6/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis