Lilu Pradhan @ Nilu Suhas Pradhan v. Union of India and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
NDPS bail granted; Accused No.4 Lilu Pradhan @ Nilu Suhas Pradhan; Bail Application No.3608 of 2025; C.R. No.23 of 2024, NCB Mumbai Zonal Unit; 48 kg ganja seized from bus from Odisha to Mumbai; Sections 8(c), 20(b)(ii)(C), 27(a), 28, 29 NDPS Act; no contraband recovered from applicant or premises; cash deposits in own account held not linked to drug offence; one year three months custody without charges framed; no antecedents; PR bond Rs.50,000 with one or two local sureties; monthly police station reporting; passport deposit; no foreign travel without permission; Dr. Neela Gokhale, J.; Bombay High Court; 17 February 2026.
What did the court decide?
Applicant enlarged on bail on executing a PR Bond of Rs.50,000/- with one or two local sureties in the like amount, subject to conditions: attendance at the Trial Court on each and every date unless exempted; attendance at the concerned Police Station once a month between 11:00 a.m. and 02:00 p.m.; deposit of passport (if not already deposited) with the Police Station; no departure from India without Trial Court permission; no tampering with or influencing or contacting the complainant, witnesses or persons concerned with the case; informing latest place of residence and contact details to the Court and Investigating Officer upon release and upon any change; co-operation with the conduct of the trial; infraction of conditions shall entail cancellation of bail.