Single judge order dismissing a bail petition filed by a truck driver accused of NDPS offences. Court held the seized Methamphetamine was commercial quantity; petitioner failed to satisfy twin conditions under Section 37. Trial directed to be concluded in two months.
Bail prayer dismissed; trial directed to be completed within two months.
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Crl.O.P.No.15504 of 2024
T.V.THAMILSELVI, J.
The petitioner, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 07.02.2022, in R.R.No.06 of 2022 in NCB F.No.48/1/02/2022-NCB/MDS, on the file of the respondent police, registered for the alleged offence punishable under Sections 8(c) and 22(C), 25, 27A, 28 and 29 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 as amended and punishable under Section 8(c) r/w Section 22(c) and 29 of NDPS Act, 9 seeks bail.
this is the second bail petition filed by the petitioner. He further submitted that the petitioner is an innocent person and he has been falsely implicated in this case, as if the petitioner, who is only the driver of the truck, and he does not know anything about the consignment loaded in the truck. He further submitted that the petitioner is suffering incarceration from 07.02.2022 and he is ready to abide any stringent conditions that may be imposed by this Court. Hence, he prays for grant of bail to the petitioner.
required under Section 37 of NDPS Act, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.
dismissed. However, the learned trial Judge is directed to complete the trial as expeditiously as possible, within a period of two months from the
date of receipt of a copy of this order.
30.07.2024
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Crl.O.P.No.15504 of 2024
30.07.2024
2 issues framed by the court
Whether bail should be granted to a petitioner alleged to be involved in trafficking of commercial quantity of narcotic drugs.
Whether the petitioner satisfied the twin conditions required for bail under Section 37 of the NDPS Act.
2 provisions across 1 enactments
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Respondent Police/NCB
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