Sudharsan v. The State of Tamilnadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 29/07/2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR Sudharsan ... Petitioner/Accused No.4 Vs The State of Tamilnadu Rep By, The Inspector of Police, Sivakasi East Police Station, Virudhunagar District. Cr.No.360/2026. ... Respondent/Complainant PRAYER :-

For Bail in Cr.No.360/2026 on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioner : SMA.Jinnah, Advocate. For Respondent : Mr.T.Lenin Kumar, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner/Accused No.4, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 11.07.2026 for the alleged offence under Sections 8(c) r/w 20(b)(ii)(A) of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances

(NDPS) Act, 1985 and Section 77 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, in Crime No.360 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

¶2The case of the prosecution is that on 11.07.2026, while the respondent Police were on surveillance duty near the Karnesan School to prohibit the sale of illegal substances, they found that the petitioner was in illegal possession of 500 gms of Ganja. Hence, the complaint has been registered.

¶3The 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 11.07.2026 and the quantity involved 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.

¶4The learned Counsel for State of TN (Criminal Side) appearing for the respondent police reiterated the prosecution case and reported that the petitioner illegally trafficked 500 gms of Ganja. He further submitted that the investigation in this case is still pending. Hence, he opposed to grant bail to the petitioner.

¶5Heard both sides and perused the materials available on record.

¶6Considering 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 also considering the the period of incarceration undergone by the petitioner from 11.07.2026, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner subject to certain conditions. [a] Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released 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 Principal District and Sessions Judge, Srivilliputtur, 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 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.

29.07.2026 dss TO

1.The learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Srivilliputtur,

2.The Superintendent, Virudhunagar District Prison.

3.The Inspector of Police, Sivakasi East Police Station, Virudhunagar District.

¶4The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. K. RAJASEKAR,J dss ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.15677 of 2026 Date : 29/07/2026