Manikandan @ Kuruvimani Vs The State of Tamilnadu

The petitioner / Accused, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 30.07.2025, for the offences punishable under Sections 8(C), r/w. 20(b)(ii)(B), 22(c) of NDPS Act, in Crime No.524 of 2025 on the file of the

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respondent police, seeks bail.

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The case of the prosecution is that on 30.07.2025, the accused persons are in possession of 1.5 kgs. of Ganja each illegally. Hence, the case was registered by the defacto complainant.

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The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is innocent and he was falsely implicated in this case and he has not committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. Investigation has also been completed and charge sheet has been filed before the concerned Court. Hence, he prayed bail for the petitioner.

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The learned Government Advocate (crl. Side) appearing for the respondent would submit that the offence are grave in nature. The petitioner is in possession of 1.5 kgs. of Ganja illegally. The petitioner has two previous cases similar in nature. Investigation has been completed and charge sheet has also been filed before the concerned Court. He vehemently opposed the grant of bail to the petitioner.

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This Court heard both sides and perused the materials available on

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record.

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Considering the rival submissions made by the learned counsel on either side, considering the nature of charges levelled against the petitioner, the quantity involved in this case is not commercial quantity, though the petitioner has some previous cases, in all that cases he was granted bail and considering the period of incarceration undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner subject to the following conditions:

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[a] Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on condition to execute a bond for a sum of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge, Special Court under EC & NDPS Act Cases, Thanjavur, and on further conditions that:

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[b] the petitioner shall report before the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge, Special Court under EC & NDPS Act Cases, Thanjavur, at 10.30 a.m., on all working days, for a period of thirty days and thereafter as and when required by the Court:

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[c] the petitioner shall not commit any offence similar to the offence of which he/she is accused, or suspected, or of the

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commission of which he/she is suspected;

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[d] the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial;

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[e] the petitioner shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade her from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence;

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[f] On breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the learned Judicial 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 released on bail by the learned Magistrate/Trial Court himself as laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme

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Court in P.K.Shaji vs. State of Kerala [(2005)AIR SCW 5560].

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[g] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be

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registered under Section 269 BNS.

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