CRL OP(MD). No.17420 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 14.08.2026 PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice K.MURALI SHANKAR CRL OP(MD). No.17420 of 2026 Muthuraja ... Petitioner/ 1st Accused Vs State of Tamil Nadu represented by The Inspector of Police, Vanniyampatti Vilakku Police Station, Virudhunagar District. (Crime No.145 of 2026) ... Respondent/ Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.D.Ramki, Advocate For Respondent : Mr.T.Lenin Kumar, Counsel for State of TN(Crl.Side) PETITION FOR BAIL Under Section 483 of B.N.S.S. PRAYER :- For Bail in Crime No.145 of 2026 on the file of the Respondent Police. 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.17420 of 2026 ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner / first accused, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 25.07.2026 for the offences punishable under Sections 8(c) r/w 20(b)(ii)(A) of the NDPS Act and Section 77 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, in Crime No.145 of 2026, on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail. 2. The case of the prosecution is that on 25.07.2026, the respondent police during their regular patrol found that the petitioner was in illegal possession of 10 grams of Ganja. Hence, the complaint. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is an innocent and he has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution and that a false case has been foisted against him. He would further submit that the petitioner is in judicial custody from 25.07.2026. 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.17420 of 2026 4. The learned Counsel for State of TN (Criminal Side) appearing for the respondent police would submit that the contraband seized is of small quantity. He would further submit that the petitioner is having one previous case under the IPC offence and that the second accused is still in custody. 5. Considering the above facts and circumstances and also the facts that the petitioner is in judicial custody from 25.07.2026, that the petitioner is not having any previous case under the NDPS Act and that the contraband seized is of small quantity, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner subject to the following conditions: 6. Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on his executing a bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the Judicial Magistrate No.II, Virudhunagar District at Srivilliputtur and on further conditions that: (i)the sureties shall affix their photographs and left thumb impression in the surety bond and the 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.17420 of 2026 Magistrate / concerned court may obtain a copy of their Aadhar card or Bank Pass Book to ensure their identity; (ii)the petitioner shall report before the respondent police daily at 10.30 a.m., for a period of thirty (30) days and thereafter as and when required for interrogation; (iii)the petitioner shall not tamper with evidence or witness; (iv)the petitioner shall not abscond during trial; (v)On breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the learned 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 is 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]; (vi)If the accused thereafter abscond, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 BNS, 2023. (K M S J) 14.08.2026 CSM TO 1. The Judicial Magistrate No.II, 4/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.17420 of 2026 Virudhunagar District at Srivilliputtur. 2. The Superintendent, Sub Jail, Srivilliputtur. 3. The Inspector of Police, Vanniyampatti Vilakku 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.17420 of 2026 K.MURALI SHANKAR,J CSM ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.17420 of 2026 Date : 14.08.2026 6/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis