Case brief
What is this about?
Bail rejected under NDPS Act: Sanika Pahan, accused in Arki P.S. Case No. 37 of 2024 corresponding to NDPS Case No. 51 of 2024 (sections 8(c), 18, 21(c), 22 and 25, NDPS Act) pending before the Principal District Judge, Khunti; 4.163 kgs. opium recovered on 02.08.2024; held commercial quantity; co-accused bail earlier rejected; Jharkhand High Court (Ambuj Nath, J.) refused bail on 04.03.2025.
What did the court decide?
The quantum of seized contraband (4.163 kgs. of opium) comes within the purview of commercial quantity. ¶¶9