This is an order on bail allowing regular bail for an applicant charged under Section 15-B of the NDPS Act for possession of poppy straw. The court granted bail citing the testimony of a seized witness as hostile and the applicant's detention duration exceeding one year.
Release on bail furnishing a personal bond of Rs.25,000/- with one surety.
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HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR
MCRC No. 5340 of 2016
Paramjeet Singh, S/o. Shri Gurmeet Singh, Aged About 46 Years, R/o. Police Station Maango, District Urvi Singh Bhumi Jamshedpur, At Present R/o. At The House Of Gorkha Chandan Patel, Kotra Road, P.S. Kotra Road, Tahsil Raigarh, Civil & Revenue District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh.
---- Applicant
Versus
State Of Chhattisgarh, Through Station House Officer, Police Of Police Station Kotra Road, Raigarh, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh..
---- Respondent
For Applicant : Mr. Awadh Tripathi, Advocate For Respondent : Mr. Anupam Dubey, Dy. Govt. Advocate
Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri
Order On Board
18/11/2016
Pandey has turned hostile as he has not supported the case of the prosecution and the other seizure witness is not available, therefore, the applicant may be released on bail.
Sd/- (Goutam Bhaduri) Judge
Ashok
2 issues framed by the court
Whether an applicant charged under Section 15-B of NDPS Act, 1985 should be granted regular bail considering hostile seizure witness and prolonged detention.
Whether a personal bond of Rs.25,000 with one surety is sufficient for release on bail in a POSCO case involving poppy straw.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Paramjeet Singh
State Of Chhattisgarh
Goutam Bhaduri
As recorded by the court registry
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