Dismissed¶¶11
Bigan Saw v. the State of Jharkhand
Jharkhand HCB.A./53/2024
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Jharkhand High Court, Ranchi — B.A No. 53 of 2024, decided 18.03.2024 by Ambuj Nath, J. Bail rejected for accused in Namkum P.S. Case No. 184 of 2022 under Ss. 15(c), 18(b), 25, 29 N.D.P.S. Act; 666 kgs. poppy husk (commercial quantity) seized 21.06.2022 from petitioner's vehicle regn. no. Jh-01X 1960; petitioner owner of Hanuman Dhaba; defence plea of age (~70 years) and son's involvement did not secure bail. Keywords: NDPS Act bail denial, commercial quantity, poppy husk seizure.
What did the court decide?
The prayer for bail is rejected: considering that a commercial quantity of poppy husk was recovered from the petitioner's vehicle, the court was not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. ¶¶6