Chelladurai v. The Inspector of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 18/12/2023 PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice V. SIVAGNANAM Chelladurai ... Petitioner/Unnamed Accused

Vs The Inspector of Police, V.K Puram Police Station, Tirunelveli District. Crime No.376/2022.. ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.K.Jeyamohan,

Advocate. For Respondent : Mr.R.M.S.Sethuraman,

Additional Public Prosecutor

PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.439 of Cr.P.C. PRAYER :- For Bail in Crime No.376/2022 on the file of the respondent police. ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner/Accused, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on

23.01.2023 for the alleged offence punishable under Section 328 of IPC and Section 8(c) r/w 20(b)(ii)(c) and 29(1) of NDPS Act, 1985 in Crime No.376 of 2022, on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

2.The case of the prosecution is that when the police party conducted vehicle check up, they intercepted the vehicle bearing Reg.No.TN 92 F 1670 and on search, they found 50 bundles each containing 2kgs of ganga and they have purchased the said ganja from Andhrapradesh and also planned to sell them for profit. Hence the case.

¶3The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that without going into the merits of the case a direction may be issued to the trial Court to dispose the case.

¶4In view of the same, the Criminal Original Petition stands dismissed with a direction to the trial Court to complete the trial proceedings in Crime No.376 of 2022 as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

sd/-

18/12/2023

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/12/2023

Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S. )

Madurai Bench of Madras High Court,

Madurai - 625 023. AAV TO 1 THE PRINCIPAL SPECIAL JUDGE FOR EC AND NDPS ACT CASES, MADURAI. 2 THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE V.K PURAM POLICE STATION, TIRUNELVEI DISTRICT. 3 THE SUPERINTENDENT, CENTRAL PRISON, TRICHY. 4 THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,

MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT,

MADURAI. +1 CC to M/s.K.JEYAMOHAN, Advocate ( SR-18087[I] dated 20/12/2023 ) ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.18899 of 2023 Date :18/12/2023 SS/VR/SAR- /22/12/2023/3P/6C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17/07/2023