IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 19.02.2026 CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA Abou ... Petitioner -Vs-

State rep. by Inspector of Police, D-2 Anna Salai Police Station, Chennai.

Cr.No.118 of 2025 ... Respondent Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 528 of B.N.S.S, to set aside order in Crl.M.P.No.7268 of 2025 imposed by the Principal Special Judge for EC and NDPS Act Chennai passed on 06.12.2025.

For Petitioner : Mr.N.M.Velan For Respondent : Mr.S.Santhosh Government Advocate (Crl.side)

O RDER

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to set aside the order passed in Crl.M.P.No.7268 of 2025, by the learned Principal Special Judge for EC & NDPS Act, Chennai.

2. The petitioner, who is a Nigerian national, is an accused in Crime No.118 of 2025, registered by the respondent police for the offences under Sections 8(c) read with 20(b)(ii)(A), 22(b), 25 and 29(1) of the NDPS Act. While so, the Special Court had granted statutory bail to the petitioner vide order dated 24.10.2025 with certain conditions. Two of those conditions read as under:

“2. The petitioner/accused is ordered to be released on bail, on executing a bond for Rs.1,00,000/- (Ru