ORDER

This petition is filed to modify the condition imposed by the Special Judge for EC / NDPS Act cases, Salem that the petitioner/accused should execute a bond each for a sum of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties for a like sum each to the satisfaction of this Court and the sureties should be parents or close relatives or friends are necessary and to prove their identity of the sureties they should have file a passport size photos along with their Aadhar Card or Ration Card or Voter ID Card Proof”

2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the learned Special Judge insisted to produce solvency certificates and documents for immovable properties like patta, chitta and Adangal certificates in the name of the petitioner and in the name of sureties. The said condition is not all mentioned in the bail order and further he placed reliance on the Rule 14 of Criminal Rules of practice, 2019 and the same is extracted hereunder:

14. Verification of Solvency of sureties.- The responsibility for accepting the surety as solvent for the required amount is primarily that of the presiding officer of the Court and he should discharge it himself by making such summary enquiry as in the circ