Narasi Ram v. State of Tamilnadu Rep by Inspector of Police, Theppakulam

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 14/07/2026 PRESENT The HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR

¶1Narasi Ram, S/o.Kansiram, 248-A, Kamarajar Salai, Lakshmipuram 2nd Street, Madurai-9..

¶2Rudaram, S/o.Meharam, 248-A, Jamuna Niketha Complex, Kamarajar Salai, Lakshmipuram 2nd Street, Madurai-9.. ... petitioners/Accused Nos.1 and 2 Vs State of Tamilnadu Rep by, The Inspector of Police, Theppakulam Police Staion, Madura District. Crime No.243/2026. ... Respondent/Complainant For petitioners : Mr.P.Ganapathi Subramanian, Advocate. For Respondent : Mr.N.Balasubramanian, Counsel for State of TN (Crl.Side) PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER :- C-33B. For Bail in Crime no.243/2026. on the file of the Respondent Police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioners / Accused No.1 and 2, who were arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 22.06.2026, for the offences punishable under Sections 6(b) and 24(1) of Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003 and Section 77 of JJ Act, 2015, in Crime No.243 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

¶2The case of the prosecution is that the petitioners was found in possession of 25 kgs of banned tobacco products. Hence, the case.

¶3The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners are innocent and they were falsely implicated in this case and they have not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. He would further submit that the petitioners are in custody from 22.06.2026 and ready to abide any condition imposed by this Court. Hence, he prayed bail for the petitioners.

¶4The learned Counsel for the State of TN (Crl. Side) appearing for the State reiterated the prosecution case and reported that the petitioners have no previous cases and the quantity involved in this case is a high quantity namely 25 kgs. Investigation is still pending. He opposed the grant of bail to the petitioners.

¶5This Court heard both sides and perused the materials available on record.

¶6Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature of offence, that the petitioners have no previous cases, considering the quantity involved in this case and also considering the period of incarceration, I am inclined to grant bail to the petitioners subject to certain conditions. [a] Accordingly, the petitioners are ordered to be released on bail on condition to execute a bond for a sum of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) each with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.1, Madurai, and on further conditions that: [b] the petitioners shall report before the respondent police daily at 10.30 a.m., for a period of three weeks, thereafter as and when required for interrogation; [c] the petitioners 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 petitioners shall not abscond either during investigation or trial; [e] the petitioners 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 learned Judicial Magistrate/Trial Court is entitled to take appropriate action against the petitioners in accordance with law as if the conditions have been imposed and the petitioners 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 51730]. [g] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 BNS.

(K R S J)

14.07.2026 VSG TO

1.The learned Judicial Magistrate No.1, Madurai.

¶2The Superintendent, District Prison, Madurai.

3.The Inspector of Police, Theppakulam Police Staion, Madura District.

¶4The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. K. RAJASEKAR,J., vsg ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.14165 of 2026 Date : 14/07/2026