CRL OP(MD). No.15846 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 30/07/2026 PRESENT The HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR CRL OP(MD). No.15846 of 2026 Moovendran @ Moovendan S/o.Thangaraman, No.2/32,Keela Sempatti, Sempatti,Usilampatti, Madurai-625 529.. ... Petitioner/Accused No.1 (amended as per the order of this Court passed in Crl.O.P.(MD).No.15846 of 2026, dated 30.07.2026. Vs The State of Tamilnadu Rep BY, The Inspector of Police, Usilampatti Town Police Station, Madurai District. (Crime No.251 of 2026). ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.Lenin .K, Advocate. For Respondent : Mr.T.Lenin Kumar, Counsel for State of TN (Crl.Side) PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER :- C-32B. For Bail in Crime No.251 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police. 1/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.15846 of 2026 ORDER : The Court made the following order :-When the matter is taken up for hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that in the petition, the petitioner's name has been wrongly mentioned as “Moovendran” instead of “Moovendan”. Therefore, the said typographical error has to be corrected. 2.Hence, Registry is directed to carry out the above said correction in the main petition as well as in the order.

3.The petitioner/Accused No.1, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 12.06.2026 for the alleged offence under Sections 8(c), 20(b)(ii)(A), 22(a) and 29(1) of NDPS Act, 1985 and Section 77 of JJ Act, 2015, in Crime No.251 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail. 4.The case of the prosecution is that on 12.06.2026, while the respondent Police were on surveillance duty to prohibit the sale of illegal substances, they found that the petitioner and other accused were in 2/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.15846 of 2026 illegal possession of 170 gms of Ganja, 2100 tablets of Tapentadol 100 mg and Topeynta 100 mg. Hence, the complaint has been registered. 5.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent and he has not committed any such offence as alleged by the prosecution and he has been falsely implicated in this case. He further submitted that the petitioner is ready to abide by any stringent conditions that may be imposed by this Court. He further submitted that the petitioner is incarceration from 12.06.2026 and the quantity involved in this case is a small quantity and Section 37 of the NDPS Act is not applicable to this case. Hence, he prayed for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6.The learned Counsel for State of TN (Criminal Side) appearing for the respondent police reiterated the prosecution case and reported that the petitioner illegally trafficked 170 gms of Ganja, 2100 tablets of Tapentadol 100 mg and Topeynta 100 mg. The investigation in this case is still pending. Hence, he opposed to grant bail to the petitioner. 3/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.15846 of 2026 7.Heard both sides and perused the materials available on record. 8.Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the quantity recovered is a small quantity and Section 37 of the NDPS Act is not applicable to this case and though the petitioner has one previous case, considering the the period of incarceration undergone by the petitioner from 12.06.2026, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner subject to certain conditions. [a] Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on condition to execute a bond for a sum of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Usilampatti, Madurai, and on further conditions that: [b] the petitioner shall report before the respondent Police daily at 10.30 a.m., for a period of four weeks and thereafter, as and when required for interrogation. [c] the petitioner shall not commit any offence similar to the offence of which he/she is accused, or suspected, or of the 4/7

https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.15846 of 2026 commission of which he/she is suspected; [d] the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial; [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; [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 Court in P.K.Shaji vs. State of Kerala [(2005)AIR SCW 5560]. [g] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 BNS. (K R S J) vsg 30.07.2026 5/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.15846 of 2026 TO 1.The learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Usilampatti, Madurai. 2. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Madurai District. 3.The Inspector of Police, Usilampatti Town Police Station, Madurai District. 4. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 6/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.15846 of 2026 K. RAJASEKAR,J., vsg ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.15846 of 2026 Date : 30/07/2026 7/7

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CRL OP(MD). No.15846 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 30/07/2026 PRESENT The HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR CRL OP(MD). No.15846 of 2026 Moovendran @ Moovendan S/o.Thangaraman, No.2/32,Keela Sempatti, Sempatti,Usilampatti, Madurai-625 529.. ... Petitioner/Accused No.1 (amended as per the order of this Court passed in Crl.O.P.(MD).No.15846 of 2026, dated 30.07.2026. Vs The State of Tamilnadu Rep BY, The Inspector of Police, Usilampatti Town Police Station, Madurai District. (Crime No.251 of 2026). ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.Lenin .K, Advocate. For Respondent : Mr.T.Lenin Kumar, Counsel for State of TN (Crl.Side) PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER :- C-32B. For Bail in Crime No.251 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police. 1/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.15846 of 2026 ORDER : The Court made the following order :-When the matter is taken up for hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that in the petition, the petitioner's name has been wrongly mentioned as “Moovendran” instead of “Moovendan”. Therefore, the said typographical error has to be corrected. 2.Hence, Registry is directed to carry out the above said correction in the main petition as well as in the order.

3.The petitioner/Accused No.1, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 12.06.2026 for the alleged offence under Sections 8(c), 20(b)(ii)(A), 22(a) and 29(1) of NDPS Act, 1985 and Section 77 of JJ Act, 2015, in Crime No.251 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail. 4.The case of the prosecution is that on 12.06.2026, while the respondent Police were on surveillance duty to prohibit the sale of illegal substances, they found that the petitioner and other accused were in 2/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.15846 of 2026 illegal possession of 170 gms of Ganja, 2100 tablets of Tapentadol 100 mg and Topeynta 100 mg. Hence, the complaint has been registered. 5.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent and he has not committed any such offence as alleged by the prosecution and he has been falsely implicated in this case. He further submitted that the petitioner is ready to abide by any stringent conditions that may be imposed by this Court. He further submitted that the petitioner is incarceration from 12.06.2026 and the quantity involved in this case is a small quantity and Section 37 of the NDPS Act is not applicable to this case. Hence, he prayed for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6.The learned Counsel for State of TN (Criminal Side) appearing for the respondent police reiterated the prosecution case and reported that the petitioner illegally trafficked 170 gms of Ganja, 2100 tablets of Tapentadol 100 mg and Topeynta 100 mg. The investigation in this case is still pending. Hence, he opposed to grant bail to the petitioner. 3/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.15846 of 2026 7.Heard both sides and perused the materials available on record. 8.Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the quantity recovered is a small quantity and Section 37 of the NDPS Act is not applicable to this case and though the petitioner has one previous case, considering the the period of incarceration undergone by the petitioner from 12.06.2026, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner subject to certain conditions. [a] Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on condition to execute a bond for a sum of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand only) with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Usilampatti, Madurai, and on further conditions that: [b] the petitioner shall report before the respondent Police daily at 10.30 a.m., for a period of four weeks and thereafter, as and when required for interrogation. [c] the petitioner shall not commit any offence similar to the offence of which he/she is accused, or suspected, or of the 4/7

https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.15846 of 2026 commission of which he/she is suspected; [d] the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial; [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; [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 Court in P.K.Shaji vs. State of Kerala [(2005)AIR SCW 5560]. [g] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can be registered under Section 269 BNS. (K R S J) vsg 30.07.2026 5/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.15846 of 2026 TO 1.The learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Usilampatti, Madurai. 2. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Madurai District. 3.The Inspector of Police, Usilampatti Town Police Station, Madurai District. 4. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 6/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.15846 of 2026 K. RAJASEKAR,J., vsg ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.15846 of 2026 Date : 30/07/2026 7/7

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