Siva v. The Inspector of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 22/11/2023 PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice V. SIVAGNANAM Siva ... Petitioner / Accused No.6 Vs The Inspector of Police, PEW Police Station, Pudukkottai, Pudukkottai District. (Crime No.459/2023). ... Respondent / Complainant

For Petitioner : M/s.Rameshkumar D, Advocate.

For Respondent : Mr.S.Ravi, Additional Public Prosecutor PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.439 of Cr.P.C PRAYER :- For Bail in Crime No.459/2023 on the file of the Respondent Police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner/accused was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on

18.02.2023 for the offences punishable under Sections 8(c) r/w. 20(b)(ii)(C), 25, 29(1) of NDPS Act, 1985 in Crime No.459 of 2023 on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.

¶2The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner herein and other accused have illegally found in possession of 15 bags of Ganja weighing about 409 Kgs. Hence, the case.

¶3The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is innocent and he has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution and his name has been falsely implicated in this case and hence, seeks bail.

¶4The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent would submit that the contraband recovered from the petitioner is commercial quantity and hence, he strongly opposed to grant bail to the petitioner.

¶5Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and also considering the serious nature of allegations made against the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

¶6Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed.

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22/11/2023

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/12/2023

Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S. )

Madurai Bench of Madras High Court,

Madurai - 625 023. TRP To

1.The Inspector of Police, PEW Police Station, Pudukkottai, Pudukkottai District.

2.The Officer Incharge, District Prison, Pudukkottai.

3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madrs High Court, Madurai. ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.18614 of 2023 Date :22/11/2023 ED/DD/SAR- (07/12/2023) 3P / 4C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17/07/2023