Hariharan v. State rep.by, Inspector of Police
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court; Crl.O.P. No.815 of 2026; decided 12.01.2026; Justice K. Rajasekar; bail granted; Section 483 BNSS bail application; NDPS Act, 1985 Sections 8(c) and 20(b)(ii)(B); ganja 2.100 kgs; Crime No.55 of 2025; NIB-CID Police Station, Salem; arrested 08.12.2025; no previous case pending; period of incarceration; bond Rs.25,000; two sureties; Judicial Magistrate IV, Salem; Judicial Form No.46; Criminal Rules of Practice, 2019; daily reporting 10.30 a.m. for three weeks; P.K. Shaji v. State of Kerala (2005) 13 SCC 283 breach condition; fresh FIR under Section 269 BNS on absconding.
What did the court decide?
Bail granted. Petitioner to be released on executing a bond for Rs.25,000/- (two sureties each for a like sum) to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate IV, Salem, subject to conditions: [a] sureties to affix photographs and left thumb impression (Judicial Form No.46, Criminal Rules of Practice, 2019) with an identity proof; [b] petitioner to appear before the respondent police daily at 10.30 a.m. for three weeks and thereafter as and when required for interrogation; [c] on breach, the learned Magistrate/Trial Court entitled to pass appropriate orders as if the conditions were imposed and release effected by it, as laid down in P.K.Shaji vs. State of Kerala (2005) 13 SCC 283; [d] if the accused absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 of B.N.S.