A.Sathish v. Inspector of Police
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, Crl.MP.No.9983 of 2025 in Crl.A.No.350 of 2025, decided 06.06.2025 by G.K. Ilanthiraiyan, J. Petition under Section 430(1) BNSS to suspend sentence and grant bail pending appeal DISMISSED. Conviction: A1 sentenced to 10 years RI + Rs.1,00,000/- fine (default 3 months SI) under Section 8(c) r/w 20(b)(ii)(C) NDPS Act by IInd Additional Special Court for Exclusive Trial of Cases under NDPS Act, Chennai-104 (CC.No.110 of 2020, judgment dated 28.03.2025); prosecution case of possession of 23 kg ganja (Crime No.22/2020, NIB CID Kanchipuram). Reason: no grounds to suspend; Trial Court examined evidence in entirety; offence serious and heinous against society. Advocates: R. Sankarasubbu for petitioner; S. Raja Kumar, Additional Public Prosecutor, for respondent.
What did the court decide?
The Court found no reasons to suspend the sentence, since the Trial Court had gone through the evidence in its entirety and had found that the petitioner had committed a very serious and heinous offence against the society.