The petitioner, arrested for possession of 184 gms of Methamphetamine under the NDPS Act, sought bail after over a year in judicial custody. The High Court rejected the plea due to the commercial quantity of drugs recovered and the risk of witness tampering, dismissing the application.
Bail application dismissed; petitioner remains in judicial custody.
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Crl.O.P.No. 16792 of 2023
Crl.O.P.No. 16792 of 2023
T.V.THAMILSELVI, J.
The petitioner, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 22.04.2022 for the alleged offence under Sections 8(c), 12, 22(c), 23(c), 24, 28 and 29 of NDPS Act in C.C.No. 343 of 2023 in R.R.No.25 of 2022 inn NCB. F.No.48/1/07/2022 NCB-MDS on the file of
the Principal Special Court for NDPS Act, Chennai, seeks bail.
the respondent police along with their team went to the scene of occurrence, at that time, on search, they found that the petitioner along with other accused was found in possession of 184 gms of Methamphetamine and seized the same. Hence, the complaint.
second petition seeking for bail and he is in judicial custody from Page 1 of 4
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22.04.2022 for more than 1 year and 7 months. He would submit that there is no specific overtact attributed against the petitioner. He would submit that he has not at all committed any offence as alleged by the respondent police and he is no way connected with the occurrence. He would submit that he was falsely implicated in this case. He would further submit that the investigation is almost completed. Hence, he prayed to grant bail to the petitioner.
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T.V.THAMILSELVI, J.
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether bail should be granted to the petitioner accused in the NDPS case.
Whether the gravity of the offence and possibility of tampering with witnesses justify denial of bail.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
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