Chhotu v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. U.P. Lko.
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhotu v. State of U.P.; Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 3233 of 2024; Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench); decided 20.3.2024 by Pankaj Bhatia, J.; Case Crime No. 269 of 2023, P.S. Kursi, District Barabanki; section 8/21 NDPS Act; recovery of 225 grams morphine from pocket; recovery below commercial quantity; non-compliance with Section 50 and Section 52-A NDPS Act; no criminal history under NDPS Act; bail allowed with personal bond and two sureties.
What did the court decide?
Release of applicant Chhotu on bail in the FIR, subject to furnishing a personal bond and two reliable sureties each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned, with conditions: attendance at hearings, commission of no similar offence, and no inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts so as to dissuade disclosure or tamper with evidence.