JUDGMENT :

B. PUGALENDHI, J.

Prayer: For Bail in Crime No. 95 of 2021 on the file of the Respondent police.

1. The petitioner/first accused, who was arrested for the offence punishable under Sections 9, 39(1), 50, 51(1) of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, in Crime No. 95 of 2021, on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.

2. The case of the prosecution is that the complainant, on a secret information, proceeded to the petitioner's coconut grove on 11.04.2021, at about 14.00 hours, at Nethaji Nagar. On seeing the police party, the petitioner and others escaped. The police gave a chase and apprehended one Thangachamy/third accused. The police made a search of the place and found preserved and un-preserved sea cucumber. A white color Maruti Omni van, bearing Registration No. TN-01-R-3236, was found, with 13 sacks of sea cucumbers, 12 bags each with 40 kg and one bag with 20 kg of sea cucumber. They also found a Bolero Maxi Truck Mahindra Plus, bearing Registration No. TN-65-T-5338, with 20 sacks each containing 50 kg of sea cucumbers. Two two wheelers, bearing Registration Nos. RN-62-AM-3024 and TN-63-BX-7967 were found, with 25 kg and 26 kg of sea cucumber, respectively. That