Vijay Vengadesh @ Viji Venkatesh Vs The State of Tamilnadu Rep.by

Vs The State of Tamilnadu, Rep by the Inspector of Police, Karaikudi South Police Station, Sivagangai District. (Crime No.252 of 2025) ... Respondent/Complainant

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For Petitioner : Mr.A.Balaji For Respondent : Mr.E.Antony Sahaya Prabahar Additional Public Prosecutor

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PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS

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PRAYER :- For Bail in Crime No.252 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police.

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ORDER : The Court made the following order :-

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The petitioner, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 17.08.2025 for the offences punishable under Sections 8(c) r/w 20(b) (ii)(B), 29(1) of NDPS Act, 1985, in Crime No.252 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

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The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner was found in illegal possession of 1.100 kgs of Ganja. Hence, the complaint.

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The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is an innocent person and he has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. He further submitted that the petitioner is in judicial custody from 17.08.2025. Hence, he seeks bail to the petitioner.

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The learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that the petitioner is having 10 previous cases. However, he opposed for grant of bail to the petitioner.

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Taking into consideration of the facts and circumstances of the

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case and considering the period of incarceration suffered by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner, subject to the some stringent conditions:

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Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on executing a bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) each with two sureties, each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, Karaikudi, and on further conditions that :-

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[a] the petitioner and the sureties shall affix their

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photographs and left thumb impression in the surety bond and the Magistrate may obtain a copy of their Aadhaar card or bank pass book to ensure their identity;

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[b] the petitioner shall stay at Kanniyakumari

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and shall report before Inspector of Police, Kanniyakumari Police Station, Kanniyakumari, daily at 10.30 a.m., until further orders;

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[c] the petitioner shall not tamper with the evidence

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or witness either during investigation or trial;

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[d] the petitioner shall not abscond either during

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investigation or trial;

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[e] On breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the

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learned Magistrate/Trial Court is entitled to take appropriate action against the petitioner in accordance with law as if the conditions have been imposed and the petitioner is released on bail by the learned Magistrate/Trial Court himself as laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in P.K.Shaji vs. State of Kerala [(2005)AIR SCW 5560];

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[f] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 BNS.

15.10.2025

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