Sathish v. State Rep.by
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail sought by accused arrested for alleged possession of 23 kgs of ganja under the NDPS Act, incarcerated over three years and ten months. Court noted commercial quantity and pending trial and dismissed the bail petition.
What the court decided
Crl.OP.No.1849 of 2024
Crl.O.P.No.1849 of 2024
T.V.THAMILSELVI, J.
The petitioner who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 20.03.2020 for the alleged offences punishable under Section 8(c) r/w 20(b) (ii)(c), 29(1) of NDPS Act, in Crime No.22 of 2020 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail.
- The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner along with other accused were found in illegal possession of 23 kgs of ganja. Hence, the complaint.
- The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner
is an innocent person and he has been falsely implicated in this case. He further submits that the petitioner has been suffering incarceration for more than three years and ten months and this is the sixth bail petition.
Hence, he seeks to grant bail to the petitioner.
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Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether bail should be granted to an accused held for possession of 23 kgs of ganja, a commercial quantity, after prolonged incarceration.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Petitioner in Crime No.22 of 2020
- respondent
Respondent police (Crime No.22 of 2020)
Coram
T.V. Thamilselvi
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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