M.K.Madhan @ Mathubalan v. The Inspector of Police

CRL OP(MD)No.19172 of 2023 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 22.11.2023 PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice V.SIVAGNANAM CRL OP(MD)No.19172 of 2023 M.K.Madhan @ Mathubalan ... Petitioner/Accused No.4

Vs The Inspector of Police, Ramjee Nagar Police Station, Trichy District. In Crime No.257 of 2022 ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.C.Susikumar, 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.257 of 2022 on the file of the Respondent Police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 14.11.2022 CRL OP(MD)No.19172 of 2023 for the alleged offence punishable under Sections 8(c) r/w 20(b)(ii)(C) & 25 NDPS Act 1985 in Crime No.257 of 2022 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

2.The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner was found in illegal possession of 21 kgs of ganja. Hence the case.

3.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would contend that the petitioner is innocent and he has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. He would further submit that the petitioner is in custody from

14.11.2022, hence he seeks bail.

4.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent Police would submit that the petitioner was found in illegal possession of 21 kgs of ganja and he is a habitual offender. He would further submit that the investigation in this case is completed and charge sheet also filed, which was taken on file in C.C.No.124 of 2023 by the Additional District and Sessions Judge/Presiding Officer Special Court for EC & NDPS Act Cases, Pudukottai

5.Considering the seriousness of the offence committed by the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, this criminal original petition is dismissed. However, the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge/Presiding Officer Special Court for EC & NDPS Act Cases, Pudukottai is hereby directed to dispose of the case in C.C.No.124 of 2023, within a CRLeOP(MD)No.19172eofe2023 periodoofotwoomonthsofromotheodateooforeceiptoofoaocopyoofothisoorder. oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooosd/- ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooo22/12/2023 oooo ooooooooooo/oTRUEoCOPYo/ ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooo/12/2023 ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooSub-AssistantoRegistraro(C.S.ooo) ooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooMaduraioBenchoofoMadrasoHighoCourt, ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooMaduraio-o625o023.oo GNS TO 1oooTHEoADDITIONALoDISTRICToAND SESSIONSoJUDGE/PRESIDINGoOFFICERo SPECIALoCOURToFORoECoANDoNDPSoACToCASES,o PUDUKOTTAI. 2oooTHEoINSPECTORoOFoPOLICE RAMJEEoNAGARoPOLICEoSTATION,oTRICHYoDISTRICT. 3oooTHEoSUPERINTENDENT CENTRALoPRISON,oTRICHY. 4oooTHEoADDITIONALoPUBLICoPROSECUTOR, ooo MADURAIoBENCHoOFoMADRASoHIGHoCOURT, ooo MADURAI.o ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooORDER ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooIN ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooCRLoOP(MD)oNo.19172oofo2023 ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooDateoo:22/12/2023 SS/DD/SAR-ooo/21/12/2023/3P/5Co MaduraioBenchoofoMadrasoHighoCourtoisoissuingocertifiedoocopiesoinothisoformatofromo17/07/2023o