J.Midhun Manickam v. The State of Tamilnadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 09/07/2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR J.Midhun Manickam ... Petitioner/Accused Vs The State of Tamilnadu, Rep By, The Inspector of Police, Keeraithurai Police Station, Madurai District. Cr.No.253 of 2026. ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : R. Shankar Ganesh

For Respondent : Mr.T.Leninkumar

Counsel for State of Tamil Nadu (Crl. side) PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER :- For Bail in Cr.No.253 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner/Sole Accused, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 15.05.2026 for the alleged offence under Sections 8(c) and 20(b)(ii)(B) of NDPS Act, in Crime No.253 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

2.The allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner herein was found in possession of 3.200kgs of Ganja and, after complying with the mandatory provisions, he has been arrested and remanded to judicial custody.

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 co-accused have already been released on anticipatory bail by this Court and the petitioner has been in incarceration since 15.05.2026. He also submitted that the petitioner is ready to co-operate with the investigation. Hence, he prayed this Court to grant bail to the petitioner.

¶4The learned Counsel for the State of Tamil Nadu (Criminal Side), appearing for the respondent police, reiterated the prosecution case and on instructions, reported that the petitioner has ten previous cases, out of which, two cases are similar in nature. Hence, he opposed to grant bail to the petitioner.

¶5I have gone through the records and the quantity involved in this case is an intermediate quantity. Therefore, Section 37 of the NDPS Act, is not applicable to the present case, and the petitioner is in custody since

15.05.2026. Considering the period of incarceration undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner, subject to the following conditions. [a] Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on his executing a bond for a sum of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) with two sureties, for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Additional District Judge/Presiding Officer, Principal Special Court for EC and NDPS Act Cases, Madurai, and on further conditions that: [b] the petitioner shall report before the trial Court daily at 10.30 a.m., for a period of four weeks and thereafter, as and when required for interrogation; [c] On breach of any of the aforementioned conditions, the learned Magistrate/Trial Court is entitled to pass appropriate orders against the petitioner in accordance with law as if the aforementioned 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)13 SCC 283]; [d] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 of B.N.S.

(K R S J)

09.07.2026 sji TO

¶1The Additional District Judge/Presiding Officer, Principal Special Court for EC and NDPS Act Cases, Madurai.

¶2The Superintendent, Central Prison, Madurai.

¶3The Inspector of Police, Keeraithurai Police Station, Madurai District.

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