High Court rejected applicant Pandiyaraj's anticipatory bail plea in an NDS Act case. Court noted call details and prior cases involved petitioner, concluding custodial interrogation was necessary and bail opposed.
The court dismissed the petition for anticipatory bail and denied relief.
This page shows the compact analysis of this judgement. The full analysis — procedural history, issue-by-issue holdings with ratio and obiter, advocates, and paragraph-level evidence for every claim — is being added to the record in batches and will appear here when this judgement has been through it.
CRL OP(MD). No.7500 of 2023
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
( Criminal Jurisdiction )
Date : 08/06/2023
PRESENT
The Hon`ble Mr.Justice G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN
CRL OP(MD). No.7500 of 2023
Pandiyaraj
... Petitioner/Accused No.6
Vs
State Rep.by The Inspector of Police, Thanjavur Town West Police Station, Thanjavur, Thanjavur District. (In Crime No.294/2023).
(In Crime No.294/2023). ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.C.Jeganathan, Advocate. For Respondent : Mr.T.Senthil Kumar, Additional Public Prosecutor
PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec.438 of Cr.P.C
PRAYER :-
For Anticipatory Bail in Crime No.294 of 2023 on the file of the Respondent Police.
ORDER : The Court made the following order :-
The petitioner/accused No.6, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 8(c), 20(b)(II)(C), 25, 29(2)(a) of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 in Crime No.294 of 2023 on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail.
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CRL OP(MD). No.7500 of 2023
TO
1 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, THANJAVUR TOWN WEST POLICE STATION, THANJAVUR, THANJAVUR DISTRICT.
2 THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI.
+1. CC to C.JEGANATHAN, Advocate, SR.No.27526[F] DATED 12.06.2023
ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.7500 of 2023 Date :08/06/2023 RS/VR/SAR-(13.06.2023) 3P 4C
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to an appellant accused of drug offences who claims to be away from the crime scene with no implication.
Whether call details between the petitioner and other accused necessitate custodial interrogation warranting refusal of anticipatory bail on grounds of prior involvement in other cases.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Pandiyaraj
State Rep.by The Inspector of Police, Thanjavur Town West
G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN
As recorded by the court registry
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