Ch Sidheeswaran v. The State Rep.by its, The Inspector of Police
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court (K. Rajasekar, J.) dismissed CRL OP No. 144 of 2026 on 18-02-2026: anticipatory bail under S.482 BNSS 2023 refused to petitioner CH Sidheeswaran in Cr.No.83 of 2025, S-3 Meenambakkam Police Station, Chennai; offences under Ss.8(c), 22(c), 29(1) NDPS Act 1985; 1.30 grams LSD stamps held to be commercial quantity; S.37 NDPS conditions not satisfied; investigation pending; absconding and evidence-tampering risk urged by Government Advocate (Crl. Side) J.R.Archana; petitioner represented by Shiyam.
What did the court decide?
Considering the facts, the gravity of the offence, the fact that the contraband seized from the accused is of commercial quantity, that the conditions under Section 37 of NDPS have not been satisfied, and that the investigation is pending, the Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.