Inspector of Police vs MURUGAN Advocate - Tmt/ S. Jayanthi — 92/2025

Case under Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 Section 8(C),20(b)(ii)(B). Disposed: Contested--Acquitted on 12th March 2026.

Case disposed

CC - Calendar Case

CNR: TNTJ010066292025

e-Filing Number

21-05-2025

Filing Number

4879/2025

Filing Date

19-Jul-2025

Registration No

92/2025

Registration Date

19-Jul-2025

Court

Principal District Court, Thanjavur

Judge

2-Additional District Judge, Special Court under E C Act cases, Thanjavur

Decision Date

12-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Acquitted

Last updated 19-May-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

763

Police Station

Mannargudi Town

Year

2013

Acts & Sections

Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 Section 8(C),20(b)(ii)(B)

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.Inspector of Police

    Adv. Sub Inspector of Police Mannargudi Town Police Station

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.MURUGAN Advocate - Tmt/ S. Jayanthi

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 12-Mar-2026

    Copy of JudgmentView PDF

    Summary The Special Court in Thanjavur acquitted Murugan of charges under Section 8(c) r/w 20(b)(ii)(B) of the NDPS Act 1985 for alleged possession of 1.1 kg ganja, finding the prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt. The court identified critical procedural failures: the investigating officer did not comply with mandatory Section 42(2) NDPS Act requirements by failing to document and forward secret information to superiors; the seizure mahazar lacked the accused's signature and contained crime number/section details before FIR registration, creating credibility doubts; and seized articles showed a 12-year delay before court production without evidence of proper custody, citing the *Valsala v. State of Kerala* precedent on such delays rendering convictions unsustainable. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 12-Mar-2026

    Disposed

    Additional District Judge, Special Court under E C Act cases, Thanjavur

  4. 11-Mar-2026

    Judgement

    Additional District Judge, Special Court under E C Act cases, Thanjavur

  5. 10-Mar-2026

    Deposition of WitnessView PDF

  6. 10-Mar-2026

    For 313(1)(b) of Crpc questioning

    Additional District Judge, Special Court under E C Act cases, Thanjavur

  7. 26-Feb-2026

    Evidence

    Additional District Judge, Special Court under E C Act cases, Thanjavur

  8. 19-Feb-2026

    Evidence

    Additional District Judge, Special Court under E C Act cases, Thanjavur

  9. 12-Feb-2026

    Evidence

    Additional District Judge, Special Court under E C Act cases, Thanjavur

  10. 05-Feb-2026

    Evidence

    Additional District Judge, Special Court under E C Act cases, Thanjavur

  11. 27-Jan-2026

    Evidence

    Additional District Judge, Special Court under E C Act cases, Thanjavur

  12. 20-Jan-2026

    Evidence

    Additional District Judge, Special Court under E C Act cases, Thanjavur

  13. 29-Dec-2025

    Evidence

    Additional District Judge, Special Court under E C Act cases, Thanjavur

  14. 11-Dec-2025

    Evidence

    Additional District Judge, Special Court under E C Act cases, Thanjavur

  15. 02-Dec-2025

    Evidence

    Additional District Judge, Special Court under E C Act cases, Thanjavur

  16. 26-Nov-2025

    Deposition of WitnessView PDF

  17. 26-Nov-2025

    Evidence

    Additional District Judge, Special Court under E C Act cases, Thanjavur

  18. 18-Nov-2025

    Evidence

    Additional District Judge, Special Court under E C Act cases, Thanjavur

  19. 11-Nov-2025

    Evidence

    Additional District Judge, Special Court under E C Act cases, Thanjavur

  20. 28-Oct-2025

    Evidence

    Additional District Judge, Special Court under E C Act cases, Thanjavur

  21. 09-Oct-2025

    Deposition of WitnessView PDF

  22. 09-Oct-2025

    Evidence

    Additional District Judge, Special Court under E C Act cases, Thanjavur

  23. 18-Sep-2025

    Evidence

    Additional District Judge, Special Court under E C Act cases, Thanjavur

  24. 02-Sep-2025

    Evidence

    Additional District Judge, Special Court under E C Act cases, Thanjavur

  25. 14-Aug-2025

    Evidence

    Additional District Judge, Special Court under E C Act cases, Thanjavur

  26. 07-Aug-2025

    Framing of Charges

    Additional District Judge, Special Court under E C Act cases, Thanjavur

  27. 19-Jul-2025

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  28. 19-Jul-2025

    Case filed

    Registration No. 92/2025

casestatus.in Summary

Summary The Special Court in Thanjavur acquitted Murugan of charges under Section 8(c) r/w 20(b)(ii)(B) of the NDPS Act 1985 for alleged possession of 1.1 kg ganja, finding the prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt. The court identified critical procedural failures: the investigating officer did not comply with mandatory Section 42(2) NDPS Act requirements by failing to document and forward secret information to superiors; the seizure mahazar lacked the accused's signature and contained crime number/section details before FIR registration, creating credibility doubts; and seized articles showed a 12-year delay before court production without evidence of proper custody, citing the *Valsala v. State of Kerala* precedent on such delays rendering convictions unsustainable. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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