IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
R.VIJAYAKUMAR, J
Ruthra Boopathi – Appellant
Versus
State of Tamil Nadu – Respondent
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| 1. petition to quash ndps charge sheet for ganja recovery. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. no overt acts, procedural lapses, small quantity argued. (Para 3) |
| 3. prosecution asserts group involvement in student sales. (Para 5) |
| 4. factual disputes unfit for pre-trial quashing. (Para 7) |
O R D E R
The present petition has been filed by the 5th accused in PRC.No.1 of
2026 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate Court, Palani, Dindigul District seeking to quash the charge sheet wherein the petitioner is charged with the offence under Section 8(c) r/w (20(b)(ii)(A), 29(1) and 25 of Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 and Section 77 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.
2.A perusal of the charge sheet reveals that the petitioner along with others were standing near APA College bus stop in Palani-Dindigul road at about 8.00 a.m on 01.12.2025 with a two-wheeler wherein 70 grams of ganja was available inside the plastic cover which was intended to be sold to the School and College Students on a retail basis.
3.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that no specific overtact has been attributed as against the petitioner in the impugned c
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