Ritesh Lamba v. The State Rep.by, The Inspector of Police
Case brief
What is this about?
Ritesh Lamba v. State (Inspector of Police, RS Puram PS, Cr.No.155/2025) - Madras High Court Crl.O.P.No.17426 of 2025 (K. Rajasekar J.) dated 08.10.2025 - bail granted pending investigation under S.483 BNSS in NDPS (Ss.8(c), 20(b)(ii)(B), 22(b), 22(c), 25, 29(1)) and TN Prohibition Act (Ss.4(1)(a), 4(1)(c)) case involving 92.43 g cocaine, 36.87 g MDMA, 4.316 kg ganja; parity with co-accused A5/A7 granted bail in Crl.O.P.Nos.13093 and 14861 of 2025; dismissal of A1-A4 applications (Crl.O.P.Nos.15504, 15602, 18687 & 15631 of 2025) distinguished; bond Rs.25,000 with two sureties; daily reporting at 10.30 a.m.; P.K.Shaji v. State of Kerala (2005) 13 SCC 283 followed on breach; fresh FIR permissible under S.269 BNS on absconding.
What did the court decide?
Bail pending investigation granted, subject to execution of a bond for Rs.25,000/- with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate-I, Coimbatore District, and conditions including affixation of surety photographs/thumb impressions with identity proof, and daily appearance of the petitioner before the respondent police at 10.30 a.m. until further orders.