CRL OP(MD). No.16030 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 31/07/2026 PRESENT The HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR CRL OP(MD). No.16030 of 2026 Chandru, S/o.Balamurugan, No.18a,Colony Street, Ramasamipuram, Aruppukottai Taluk, Virudhunagar District. ... Petitioner/Sole Accused Vs State of Tamilnadu Rep by, The Inspector of Police, Aruppukottai Town Police Station, Virudhunagar District, Crime No.284/2026. ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.Jagadeeshwaran R, Advocate. For Respondent : Mr.T.Lenin Kumar, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER :- C-32B.For Bail in Crime No.284/2026 on the file of the respondent police 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.16030 of 2026 ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner/Sole Accused, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 15.07.2026 for the alleged offence under Sections 8(c), 20(b)(ii)(A) of NDPS Act, 1985 and Section 77 of JJ Act, 2019, in Crime No.284 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail. 2. The case of the prosecution is that on 15.07.2026, the respondent Police received secret information regarding the transportation of the Ganja. Based on the information, the respondent Police found that the petitioner was in illegal possession of 20 gms of Ganja. Hence, the complaint has been registered. 3. The learned counsel appearing 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 ready to abide by any stringent conditions that may be imposed by this Court. He further submitted that the petitioner is incarceration from 15.07.2026 and the quantity involved 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.16030 of 2026 in this case is a small quantity and Section 37 of the NDPS Act is not applicable to this case. Hence, he prayed for grant of bail to the petitioner. 4. The learned Counsel for State of TN (Criminal Side) appearing for the respondent police reiterated the prosecution case and reported that the petitioner illegally trafficked 20 gms of Ganja. He further submitted that the petitioner has one previous case. The investigation in this case is still pending. Hence, he opposed to grant bail to the petitioner. 5. Heard both sides and perused the materials available on record. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the quantity recovered is a small quantity and Section 37 of the NDPS Act is not applicable to this case and though the petitioner has one previous case, considering the the period of incarceration undergone by the petitioner from 15.07.2026, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner subject to certain conditions. [a] Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.16030 of 2026 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, Arupukottai, Viruthunagar District, and on further conditions that: [b] the petitioner shall report before the respondent Police daily at 10.30 a.m., for a period of four weeks and 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 the evidence; [f] On breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the 4/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.16030 of 2026 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 5560]. [g] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 BNS. (K R S J) 31.07.2026 VSG TO 1.The learned Judicial Magistrate, Arupukottai, Viruthunagar District. 2.The Superintendent, District Jail, Viruthunagar. 3.The Inspector of Police, Aruppukottai Town Police Station, Virudhunagar District. 4. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 5/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.16030 of 2026 K. RAJASEKAR,J., vsg ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.16030 of 2026 Date : 31/07/2026 6/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis