B.Kishorekumar @ Mohamed Kasif Ali v. The State Rep by

ORDER The petitioner who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on

19.07.2025 for an offences punishable under Sections 20(b)(ii)(C), 24 of Narcotic Drugs & Psychotrophic Substances Act 1985, Act, 1985, 14A of Foreigners Act, 1946 and 3(3) of the Passport (Entry to India) Act, 1920, in Crime No.200 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police seeks bail. Page2 of 4

¶2The case of the prosecution is that, based on prior information, the police intercepted a vehicle near VOC Salai, Karaikal, wherein A1 and A2 were found engaged in a heated altercation. Upon enquiry, it is alleged that about

26.095 kgs and 277.949 kgs of ganja were recovered from A1 and A2, and the same was seized. During the investigation, the arrested co-accused confessed that the petitioner/A3 had purchased the commercial quantity of ganja bundles from ganja cultivators in Andhra Pradesh through the assistance of a middleman/co-accused A10, and the same was transported from Andhra Pradesh to Karaikal by utilizing various land carrier vehicles and cars with the assistance of their associates/co-accused A6 to A9. It is further alleged that the said ganja was sold to A1 to A2 for onward sale to ganja agents in Sri Lanka for illegal trade through sea navigation using fibre boats. It is also alleged that the petitioner/A3 received money from the Sri Lanka ganja agents through A11, a hawaladar who runs a shop at Burma Bazaar, Chennai, for illegal money transactions, which led to the registration of the FIR. Hence, the present case.

¶3Earlier this Court had dismissed the anticipatory bail petition filed by the petitioner vide order dated 18.11.2025 in Crl.O.P.No.29848 of 2025, with the following observation: " 6. Taking the overall facts into consideration, the contraband seized in this case is of commercial quantity. Hence, Section 37 of the NDPS Act is applicable. Since no grounds have been made Page3 of 4 out to satisfy the twin conditions under Section 37 of the NDPS Act, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

¶7Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed."

¶4Now the petitioner has preferred this second anticipatory bail without any change in circumstances. Hence, I am not inclined to revisit the earlier order.

¶5Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. 09-02-2026 jai To

1.The State Rep by The Inspector of Police, Karaikal Town Police Station, Karaikal Crime No.200 of 2025

2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. CRLoOPoNo.o34993oofo2025 K.RAJASEKAR,oJ. jai CRLoOPoNo.o34993oofo2025 09-02-2026 Page4oofo4

Page1 of 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 09-02-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE K.RAJASEKAR B.Kishorekumar @ Mohamed Kasif Ali ..Petitioner(s) Vs The State Rep by The Inspector of Police, Karaikal Town Police Station, Karaikal Crime No.200 of 2025 ..Respondent(s) PRAYER Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 483 of BNSS, to enlarge the Petitioner on bail in Crime No.200 of 2025 pending on the file of the respondent. For Petitioner(s): Mr.R.Thamarai Selvan For Respondent(s): Mr.M.V.Ramachandra Murthy Public Prosecutor For Puducherry