Rohit Kumar Alias Bulaakee v. Union of India through Ncb
Case brief
What is this about?
NDPS Act bail application rejected; commercial quantity; 1267 bottles of cough syrup; joint possession with co-accused; NCB Crime No.03/NCB/Ranchi/2024; NDPS Case No. 24 of 2024; Sections 8(c), 21(c) & 29 NDPS Act; seizure near Ranchi Railway Station dated 22.04.2024; petitioner Rohit Kumar @ Bulaakee; Union of India through NCB; Hon'ble Justice Ambuj Nath; High Court of Jharkhand, Ranchi; bail prayer rejected 19.11.2024; petitioner argued to be mere passerby with no criminal antecedent.
What did the court decide?
The court declined to release the petitioner on bail because the 1267 bottles of cough syrup recovered from the joint possession of the petitioner and the co-accused persons comes within the purview of commercial quantity; accordingly, the prayer for bail was rejected. ¶17