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2016 Supreme(Mad) 2721

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
V.M. VELUMANI, J.
Superintendent of Customs, Central Intelligence Unit, Trichy - Petitioner
Versus
L. Abuthahir - Respondent
Crl.O.P.(MD)No.14252 of 2016 & Crl.M.P.(MD)No.6652 of 2016
Decided On : 23-08-2016

Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner: Mr. C. Arul Vadivel @ Sekar Special Public Prosecutor.
For the Respondent: Mr. K. Chellapandian Senior Counsel for Mr. M.S. Jeyakarthick.

Headnote:

NDPS Act - Section 37 - Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 - Anticipatory bail - Cognizable - Respondent who was a receiver of parcel was intercepted by Officers of Customs when he came to receive parcel from Speed Parcel Service - Respondent gave voluntary statement that he has procured Tablets at instruction of one and he is at present residing in Dubai and he gave his mobile number - He has also confessed that as per instructions of he used to hand Tablets to Ravi or Raja who would call him over phone and take delivery of Tablets from respondent used to receive for this work - He has also confessed that asked him to contact and he knew that drugs are to be sold under prescription of a Doctor a registered Medical Practitioner and can be transported with proper documents only - He was informed that Tablets were smuggled from India and admitted offence - He was arrested on and remanded to judicial custody - Held, It is seen that respondent has committed a heinous crime against society - As per Section 37 of NDPS Act there is a bar for grant of bail to accused person who is in possession of commercial quantity - Learned Additional District and Sessions Judge has not considered gravity of offence and provisions of Section 37 of NDPS Act and fact that allegation against respondent is he was dealing and making arrangement for transporting contraband for more than commercial quantity - Learned Additional District and Sessions Judge has not considered these aspects and enlarged respondent on bail on the sole ground that he is suffering from diabetes and he needs treatment and personal care by his wife - Honble Apex Court in a number of judgments especially in judgments reported in has held that order enlarging accused person on bail or granting anticipatory bail without considering serious allegation made against accused person and without considering as to whether any prima facie case has been made out and quantum of punishment that may be imposed then said order is illegal - Criminal Original petition is allowed

ORDER :

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed seeking to cancel the bail granted to the respondent by the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge (Special Court for E.C. and NDPS Act cases), Pudukottai, in Cr.M.P.No.1882 of 2016, dated 05.08.2016.

2. The case of the prosecution is that on 26.04.2016, the Officers of Central Intelligence Unit, Head Quarters Office, Trichy, visited M/s.Shri Renganathan Speed Parcel Service, No.8, Nirmala Building, Fort Station Road, Trichy – 2 and found one parcel said to have contained “Zolfresh” Tablets having Zolpidem substance. The parcel was transported to one Abu, booked by Mohamed Syed Mustafa/A1, who was working as Medical Representative of M/s.Abbott India Ltd., Mumbai. In the presence of Mohamed Syed Mustafa, the parcel was opened and it was found that 13 boxes of Zolfresh 10 x 10 x 10 Tablets serially numbered from 353 to 359 and 362 to 367 along with Invoice No.77573, dated 23.04.2016 of M/s.P.L.A. Kanagu Pharma, 10-C, Alexandria Road, Cantonment, Trichy, issued in the name of M/s.Athma Mind Centre, 10th Cross East (Dr. Ramakrishnan), Trichy – 620 018. The said Mohamed Syed Mustafa admitted that he produced Order Form from M/s.Athma Mind Centre, Trichy, to obtain the said Tablets and sent the same to L. Abuthahir, the respondent herein. Mohamed Syed Mustafa confessed that he has been working as Medical Representative for the past six months and previously, one Sureshkumar, who was employed with M/s.Abbott India Limited, Mumbai, in Trichy, used to supply Zolfresh Tablets to Abu of Chennai. He used to procure the Tablets by placing orders in the name of M/s.Athma Mind Centre, Trichy, and supplied the same to Abu. The said Sureshkumar gave mobile number of Mohamed Syed Mustafa to Abu, who placed order for 13000 numbers of Zolfresh Tablets. The said Mohamed Syed Mustafa procured the Tablets from M/s.P.L.A. Kanagu Pharma, Trichy and after receiving money from Abu, he dispatched the same to him. Mohamed Syed Mustafa/A1 was arrested on 27.04.2016 and produced before the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Trichy and remanded to judicial custody.

3. L. Abuthahir, the respondent herein, who was a receiver of the parcel in Chennai was intercepted by the Officers of Customs, when he came to receive the parcel from Shri Renganathan Speed Parcel Service at Chennai. The respondent gave voluntary statement that he has procured the Tablets at the instruction of one Jamaludeen of Ramanathapuram and he is at present residing in Dubai and he gave his mobile number. He has also confessed that as per the instructions of Jamaludeen, he used to hand over Zolfresh Tablets to Ravi or Raja, who would call him over phone and take delivery of the Tablets from Abuthathir, the respondent herein. The respondent used to receive Rs.2,000/- to Rs.5,000/-for this work. He has also confessed that Sureshkumar asked him to contact Mohamed Syed Mustafa and he knew that the drugs are to be sold under the prescription of a Doctor, a registered Medical Practitioner and can be transported with proper documents only. He was informed that the Tablets were smuggled from India to Malaysia and admitted the offence. He was arrested on 29.04.2016 and remanded to judicial custody. In the investigation, it was revealed that previously Sureshkumar, the then Medical Representative of Abbott India Limited, purchased three consignments of Zolfresh Tablets (1550 strips) in the name of M/s. R.K.R. Pharma, Trichy. He had also purchased Zolfresh Tablets (2090 strips) in the name of M/s.Athma Mind Care Centre and made payments in cash and sent the same to Abuthathir.

4. The learned Special Public Prosecutor appearing for the petitioner contended that the respondent filed Cr.M.P.No.1405 of 2016 before the Special Court for EC and NDPS Act cases, Pudukottai and the said application was dismissed on 24.05.2016. Again, he filed Cr.



































































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