The petitioner sought bail in an NDPS Act case involving possession of 369 kg of Ganja. The court considered submissions from counsel and the Public Prosecutor, noting the commercial quantity and gravity of the offence. The court declined to grant bail and dismissed the petition, directing expeditious trial.
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Crl.O.P.No.6201 of 2023
Crl.O.P.No.6201 of 2023
T.V.THAMILSELVI,J.
The petitioner, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 09.01.2022 for the offences punishable under Sections 8(c) r/w 20(b)(ii)(C), 28 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Act, 1985, in connection with CC.No.524 of 2022 in NCB F.No.48/1/1/2022-NCB/MDS on file of the respondent police, seeks bail.
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09.01.2022 and he is ready to abide by any stringent conditions that may be
imposed by this Court. Therefore, he prays for grant of bail to the petitioner.
respondent police submitted that the petitioner along with other accused was found in illegal possession of 369 kgs of Ganja, which is a commercial
quantity. He further submitted that the petitioner's father, who had been arrested in NCB cases in Chennai for 8.25 kgs of heroine, was convicted for 10 years and released in 2015. Now, he is once again involved in the illegal
possession of ganja from Andhra Pradesh to Trichy with the support of 7 persons, including his son, the petitioner. He further submitted that the petitioner along with his father and other accused stayed at Trichy Udupi Hotel to receive the ganja for further distribution to TamilNadu. He insisted that the petitioner is not an innocent person, the documents and property seized from him, clearly proves that he committed the offence knowingly, which was also admitted by the petitioner in his voluntary statement. Subsequently tower location also supports this, as it shows that he did it out of the need for money. He further submitted that, if the petitioner is released
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on bail, he will escape from the clutches of law, and hence he opposed for the grant of bail to the petitioner.
and the submissions made by the learned counsel on either side and also considering the gravity and nature of the offence and also the fact that the this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to bail in a case involving illegal possession of 369 kg of Ganja under the NDPS Act.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Petitioner
Respondent Police
T.V. Tamilselvi
As recorded by the court registry
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