Dhruv Dalip Tahil v. the State of Maharashtra
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What is this about?
Criminal revision application against rejection of discharge application in NDPS case. Court noted prima facie arguable case that individual quantities received were below small quantity threshold. Directions issued to prosecution to file reply within time.
What the court decided
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL REVISION APPLICATION NO.183 OF 2024
Dhruv D. Tahil …Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra ..Respondent
The State of Maharashtra
Mr. Ayaz Khan with Ms. S. Jethmalani and Ms. Siya Chaudhary for the Applicant / Original Accused.
Ms. Manisha R. Tidke, APP for the Respondent – State.
CORAM : MILIND N. JADHAV, J. DATE : 3RD DECEMBER, 2024.
P.C. :-
- Heard Mr. Khan, learned Advocate appearing for
Revisional Applicant and Ms. Tidke, learned APP for the Respondent - State. Indictment of Applicant is under the provisions of Section 22(b) read with Sections 27-A and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. (for short “ N.D.P.S. Act ”) Applicant filed a discharge application before the learned Trial Court in view of the facts of the present case which has been rejected by the impugned order. Hence the present revision.
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the prosecution can validly indict the applicant under Section 22(b) read with Sections 27-A and 29 of the NDPS Act by aggregating quantities received over time via WhatsApp chats where each i
Parties & counsel
- applicant
Dhruv D. Tahil
- respondent
The State of Maharashtra
Coram
Milind N. Jadhav
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