Meera Mohamed v. The State of Tamilnadu Rep by the Inspector of Police, Thiruppuvanam

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 11/08/2026 PRESENT The HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.MURALI SHANKAR Meera Mohamed, S/o.Bagardeen, Keela Theru, Kallukarkadai, Thiruppuvanam Taluk, Sivagangai District.. ... Petitioner/Accused No.1 Vs The State of Tamilnadu Rep BY, The Inspector of Police, Thiruppuvanam, Police Station, Sivagangai District. (Crime No.461 of 2026). ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.K. M.Karunakaran, Advocate. For Respondent : Mr.T.Lenin Kumar, Counsel for State of TN (Crl.Side) PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER :- C-32B. For Bail in Crime No.461 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner/Accused No.1, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 12.07.2026 for the alleged offence under Sections 8(c) r/w 20(b)(ii)(B), 25 and 29(1) of NDPS Act, 1985, in Crime No. 461 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

¶2The case of the prosecution is that on 12.07.2026, the Sub Inspector of Police of the respondent Police received secret information regarding the transportation of the Ganja. Based on the information, he along with the police officials found that the petitioner and other accused persons were in illegal possession of 3.200 kgs of Ganja. Hence, the complaint has been registered.

¶3The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit 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 would further submit that the petitioner is ready to abide by any stringent conditions that may be imposed by this Court. He would further submitted that the petitioner is incarceration from 12.07.2026 and the quantity involved in this case is a intermediate 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 and other accused illegally trafficked 3.200 kgs of Ganja. He further submitted that the petitioner has four previous cases, out of which, two cases are disposed of and other two cases involved a lesser quantity. The investigation in this case is still pending. Hence, he opposed to grant bail to the petitioner.

5.Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and also the quantity recovered is a intermediate quantity that Section 37 of the NDPS Act is not applicable to this case and that period of incarceration undergone by the petitioner from 12.07.2026, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner subject to the following conditions:

6.Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is allowed and 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 learned Additional District and Sessions Judge/Presiding Officer Special Court for EC and NDPS Act Cases, Pudukottai, and on further conditions that;

(i)the sureties shall affix their photographs and left thumb impression in the surety bond and the Magistrate/concerned court may obtain a copy of their Aadhar card or Bank Pass Book to ensure their identity;

(ii)the petitioner shall stay at Trichy and report before the Inspector of Police, Cantonment Police Station, Trichy District, daily at 10.30 a.m., until further orders;

(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 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)

11.08.2026 VSG TO

1.The learned Additional District and Sessions Judge/Presiding Officer Special Court for EC and NDPS Act Cases, Pudukottai.

2.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Trichy.

3.The Inspector of Police, Cantonment Police Station, Trichy District.

4.The Inspector of Police, Thiruppuvanam, Police Station, Sivagangai District.

¶5The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. K.MURALI SHANKAR,J., vsg ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.16984 of 2026 Date : 11/08/2026