Dhetchinamoorthy @ Dakshinam vs The State of Tamilnadu, Rep.

Crl.OP(MD).No.546 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ORDER RESERVED ON : 09.07.2026 ORDER PRONOUNCED ON : 17.07.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR Crl.O.P(MD).No.546 of 2026 1.Dhetchinamoorthy @ Dakshinamoorthy 2.Sivamoorthy 3.Maniraj 4.Gowtham ....Petitioners/Accused 1 to 4 Vs State Rep.by The Assistant Superintendent of Police NIB-CID Police Station Nagapattinam Unit Crime No.04 of 2024. ....Respondent/Complainant Prayer:Petition is filed under Section 528 of BNSS, 2023, to call for the records and set aside the order in Crl.M.P.No.8798 of 2024 dated 26.12.2024 on the file of the Additional District Judge under EC & NDPS Act, Thanjavur. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Karthikesan for M/s.K.Subburaj For Respondent : Mr.P.Samuel Gunasingh Government Advocate (Crl.side) 1/14 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis ( Uploaded on: 17/07/2026 03:21:30 pm ) Crl.OP(MD).No.546 of 2026 ORDER The present petition has been filed by accused Nos.1 to 4 in Crime No. 4 of 2024 on the file of the respondent police seeking to set aside the order passed under Section 36A(4) of NDPS Act granting three months time for filing of the charge sheet. (A).Factual Matrix: 2.The petitioners