Sushant @ Shrikant S/O Parshuram Nayak v. State of Maharashtra Thr. P.S.O. P.S. Grp Railway, Tq. Dist. Akola
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail allowed under NDPS Act despite Section 37 rigor; sole connecting material was co-accused statements; CDR showed no communication between applicant and co-accused; criminal antecedents (FIR No.88/2022 Gajapati Orissa; Crime No.2283/2024 Mumbra Thane) insufficient at this stage; Tofan Singh v. State of Tamil Nadu (2021) 4 SCC 1 cited on Section 67 confession inadmissibility; ganja 24.700 kg; Crime No.406/2024 PS GRP Railway Akola; Sections 20(b)(ii), 29, 50, 67, 37, 8(c), 20(c) NDPS; Bombay High Court Nagpur Bench; Urmila Joshi-Phalke, J.; Criminal Application (BA) No.139 of 2025; PR bond Rs.50,000/-.
What did the court decide?
Applicant Sushant @ Shrikant s/o Prashuram Nayak released on bail in Crime No.406/2024 (Sections 20(b)(ii) and 29 NDPS Act), Police Station GRP Railway, Tq. District Akola, on executing PR bond of Rs.50,000/- with one solvent surety in the like amount, subject to conditions: (iii) no inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts; (iv) attendance before the Special Court without exemption unless exceptional circumstances; (v) monthly attendance at the concerned police station on the 5th of every month till culmination of trial; (vi) no indulgence in similar activities, a single incident of involvement leading to cancellation of bail.