CRL OP No. 20229 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 5 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 28-07-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN CRL OP No. 20229 of 2026 1. Ravi 2. Magesh ..Petitioners Vs The State represented by The Sub Inspector of Police, Desur Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District. Crime No.73 of 2026. ..Respondent PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to enlarge the petitioners/Accused 1 and Accused 2 on bail in Crime No.73 of 2026 on the file of the Sub Inspector of Police, N6- Desur Police Station, Tiruvannamalai, registered for the alleged offences punishable under Sections 275, 123 and 62 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 read with Sections 6(b), and 24(1) of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003 pending investigation. For Petitioners: Mr.K.Viswesh For Respondent: Mr.S.Yogaraja Sekar Counsel for Government of Tamilnadu (Criminal Side) ORDER The petitioners, who were arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 16.07.2026 for the alleged offences under Sections 275, 123 and 62 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 read with Sections 6(b), and 24(1) of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003 in Crime No.73 of 2026 on https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 20229 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 5 the file of the respondent police, seeks bail. 2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioners were found in possession of 20.4 Kgs of banned tobacco products. Hence the case. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners are innocent and have been falsely implicated in this case. He would further submit that the petitioners have been in judicial custody since 16.07.2026 and are ready to abide by any conditions that may be imposed by this Court. Hence, he prayed for the grant of bail. 4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondent, while opposing the grant of bail to the petitioners, reiterated the prosecution case and on instructions, submitted that the petitioners have no bad antecedents. 5. I have given anxious consideration to the submissions made by the learned counsel on either side. 6. Considering the submissions of the learned counsel for both sides, as well as the nature of the recovery, the period of incarceration undergone by the petitioners since 16.07.2026 and the absence of any criminal antecedents, this https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 20229 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 5 Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioners on bail, subject to certain conditions. 7. Accordingly, the petitioners are ordered to be released on bail on their executing a separate bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty-Five Thousand only), with two sureties each for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate Court, Vandavasi, and subject to the following conditions: [a] the sureties shall affix their photographs and Left Thumb Impression in the Application for Surety ship [Judicial Form No.46 annexed to 'The Criminal Rules of Practice, 2019']. The learned Magistrate shall obtain a copy of any one of the identity proofs to ensure their identity; [b] the petitioners shall report before the respondent police twice a day at 10.30 a.m. and 05.30 p.m., for a period of two weeks and thereafter as and when required for interrogation; [c] the petitioners shall not abscond either during investigation or trial; [d] the petitioners shall not tamper with the evidence or witness either during investigation or trial; [e] on breach of any of the aforementioned conditions, the learned Magistrate/Trial Court is entitled to take appropriate action against the petitioner in accordance with law as if the conditions had been imposed and the petitioners released on bail by the learned Magistrate/Trial Court itself, as laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in P.K.Shaji vs. State of Kerala [(2005)13 SCC 283]; https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 20229 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 5 [f] if the petitioners thereafter abscond, a fresh FIR may be registered under Section 269 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 28-07-2026 NSL Note: 1. Registry is directed to forthwith upload this order in the Official Website of this Court. 2. All concerned to act on this order being uploaded in Official Website of this Court without insisting on certified hard copies. To be noted, this order when uploaded in the official website of this Court will be watermarked and will also have a QR code. To 1. The Judicial Magistrate Court, Vandavasi. 2. Sub Jail, Vandavasi. 3. The Sub Inspector of Police, Desur Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District. 4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 20229 of 2026 __________ Page5 of 5 C.KUMARAPPAN, J. NSL CRL OP No. 20229 of 2026 28-07-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis