CRL OP No. 21486 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 06-08-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN CRL OP No. 21486 of 2026 Selvakumar @ Kumar ..Petitioner(s) Vs State Rep. by The Station House Officer, Villianur Police Station, Puducherry. Crime No.269/2026 ..Respondent(s) PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to enlarge the Petitioner on bail in Crime No.269 of 2026 on the file of the Respondent Police. For Petitioner(s): Mr.M.L.Satish Kumar For Respondent(s): Mrs.G.Djearany Omprakash Government Advocate (Puducherry) ORDER The petitioner, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 01.07.2026 for the alleged offences under Sections 20(b)(ii)(A) of Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 r/w 8(c) of NDPS Act and under Section 77 of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 in Crime No.269 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail. 2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner along with other accused was found in possession of 100 grams of Ganja. Hence, the case. __________ Page1 of 5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 21486 of 2026

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He further submits that the petitioner has been in judicial custody since 01.07.2026 and is ready to abide by any conditions that may be imposed by this Court. It is further submitted that the quantity recovered from him falls under the definition of a 'small quantity’. Though the total recovery amounts to 100 grams of Ganja, only 50 grams of Ganja was recovered from the petitioner. Hence, he prayed for the grant of bail. 4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondent, while opposing the grant of bail to the petitioner, reiterated the prosecution case and on instructions, submitted that the petitioner has four previous case. 5. I have given anxious consideration to the submissions made by the learned counsel on either side. 6. From the submissions of the learned counsel for both sides, this Court is of the view that the quantity involved in the present case is a small quantity. Though the petitioner has four previous cases, considering the period of incarceration undergone by the petitioner since 01.07.2026 and the nature of the recovery, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail, subject to __________ Page2 of 5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 21486 of 2026 certain conditions.

7. Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on his executing a bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty-Five Thousand only), with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate – VI, Puducherry, and subject to the following conditions: [a] the sureties shall affix their photographs and Left Thumb Impression in the Application for Surety ship [Judicial Form No.46 annexed to 'The Criminal Rules of Practice, 2019']. The learned Magistrate shall obtain a copy of any one of the identity proofs to ensure their identity; [b] the petitioner shall report before the respondent police daily at 10.30 a.m. for a period of two weeks and thereafter as and when required for interrogation; [c] the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial; [d] the petitioner shall not tamper with the evidence or witness either during investigation or trial; [e] on breach of any of the aforementioned conditions, the learned Magistrate/Trial Court is entitled to take appropriate action against the petitioner in accordance with law as if the conditions had been imposed and the petitioner released on bail by the learned Magistrate/Trial Court itself, as laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in P.K.Shaji vs. State of Kerala [(2005)13 SCC 283]; __________ Page3 of 5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 21486 of 2026

[f] if the petitioner thereafter abscond, a fresh FIR may be registered under Section 269 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 06-08-2026 NSL Note: 1. Registry is directed to forthwith upload this order in the Official Website of this Court. 2. All concerned to act on this order being uploaded in Official Website of this Court without insisting on certified hard copies. To be noted, this order when uploaded in the official website of this Court will be watermarked and will also have a QR code. To 1. The learned Judicial Magistrate-VI, Puducherry. 2. Central Prison, Kalapet, Puducherry. 3. The Station House Officer, Villianur Police Station, Puducherry. 4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. __________ Page4 of 5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 21486 of 2026 C.KUMARAPPAN, J. NSL CRL OP No. 21486 of 2026 06-08-2026 __________ Page5 of 5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

CRL OP No. 21486 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 06-08-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN CRL OP No. 21486 of 2026 Selvakumar @ Kumar ..Petitioner(s) Vs State Rep. by The Station House Officer, Villianur Police Station, Puducherry. Crime No.269/2026 ..Respondent(s) PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to enlarge the Petitioner on bail in Crime No.269 of 2026 on the file of the Respondent Police. For Petitioner(s): Mr.M.L.Satish Kumar For Respondent(s): Mrs.G.Djearany Omprakash Government Advocate (Puducherry) ORDER The petitioner, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 01.07.2026 for the alleged offences under Sections 20(b)(ii)(A) of Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 r/w 8(c) of NDPS Act and under Section 77 of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 in Crime No.269 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail. 2. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner along with other accused was found in possession of 100 grams of Ganja. Hence, the case. __________ Page1 of 5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 21486 of 2026

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He further submits that the petitioner has been in judicial custody since 01.07.2026 and is ready to abide by any conditions that may be imposed by this Court. It is further submitted that the quantity recovered from him falls under the definition of a 'small quantity’. Though the total recovery amounts to 100 grams of Ganja, only 50 grams of Ganja was recovered from the petitioner. Hence, he prayed for the grant of bail. 4. The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) appearing for the respondent, while opposing the grant of bail to the petitioner, reiterated the prosecution case and on instructions, submitted that the petitioner has four previous case. 5. I have given anxious consideration to the submissions made by the learned counsel on either side. 6. From the submissions of the learned counsel for both sides, this Court is of the view that the quantity involved in the present case is a small quantity. Though the petitioner has four previous cases, considering the period of incarceration undergone by the petitioner since 01.07.2026 and the nature of the recovery, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail, subject to __________ Page2 of 5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 21486 of 2026 certain conditions.

7. Accordingly, the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on his executing a bond for a sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty-Five Thousand only), with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate – VI, Puducherry, and subject to the following conditions: [a] the sureties shall affix their photographs and Left Thumb Impression in the Application for Surety ship [Judicial Form No.46 annexed to 'The Criminal Rules of Practice, 2019']. The learned Magistrate shall obtain a copy of any one of the identity proofs to ensure their identity; [b] the petitioner shall report before the respondent police daily at 10.30 a.m. for a period of two weeks and thereafter as and when required for interrogation; [c] the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial; [d] the petitioner shall not tamper with the evidence or witness either during investigation or trial; [e] on breach of any of the aforementioned conditions, the learned Magistrate/Trial Court is entitled to take appropriate action against the petitioner in accordance with law as if the conditions had been imposed and the petitioner released on bail by the learned Magistrate/Trial Court itself, as laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in P.K.Shaji vs. State of Kerala [(2005)13 SCC 283]; __________ Page3 of 5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 21486 of 2026

[f] if the petitioner thereafter abscond, a fresh FIR may be registered under Section 269 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. 06-08-2026 NSL Note: 1. Registry is directed to forthwith upload this order in the Official Website of this Court. 2. All concerned to act on this order being uploaded in Official Website of this Court without insisting on certified hard copies. To be noted, this order when uploaded in the official website of this Court will be watermarked and will also have a QR code. To 1. The learned Judicial Magistrate-VI, Puducherry. 2. Central Prison, Kalapet, Puducherry. 3. The Station House Officer, Villianur Police Station, Puducherry. 4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. __________ Page4 of 5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP No. 21486 of 2026 C.KUMARAPPAN, J. NSL CRL OP No. 21486 of 2026 06-08-2026 __________ Page5 of 5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis