Mohammed Mastan Sharfudeen v. the State Rep by Its
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail application; NDPS Act Section 8(c) r/w 20(b)(ii) (A) & 22(b); methamphetamine 2 grams small quantity; ganja peddling network Chennai; Crime No.750 of 2025; V5 Thirumangalam Police Station; petitioner ranked A4; custody from 20.11.2025; bond Rs.20,000/- with two sureties; XIII Metropolitan Magistrate Court Egmore; daily reporting at 06.30 p.m. for three weeks; P.K.Shaji vs. State of Kerala [(2005)AIR SCW 5560]; Section 269 B.N.S.; K.RAJASEKAR J.; CRL OP No. 35913 of 2025; dated 07-01-2026.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner ordered to be released on bail on executing a bond for Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) with two sureties for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned XIII Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Egmore, subject to conditions: [a] sureties to affix photographs and left thumb impression with identity verification (Aadhar card or Bank pass Book); [b] petitioner to report before the respondent police daily at 06.30 p.m. for three weeks and thereafter as and when required for interrogation; [c] not to abscond during investigation or trial; [d] not to tamper with evidence or witnesses; [e] on breach, the learned Magistrate/Trial Court entitled to take appropriate action as laid down in P.K.Shaji vs. State of Kerala [(2005)AIR SCW 5560]; [f] if the accused absconds thereafter, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 B.N.S.