Bablu Mahato v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Odisha High Court bail refusal in NDPS matter: Justice D. Dash (order dated 19.02.2024) dismisses successive BLAPL No.287 of 2023 of Bablu Mahato seeking release under section 439 Cr.P.C.; prosecution under sections 20(b)(ii)(C) & 29 N.D.P.S. Act; trial pending as T.R. Case No.24 of 2021 arising from Semiliguda P.S. Case No.27 of 2021 before Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Koraput; decision turns on nature of accusations and quantity of contraband allegedly seized from petitioner.
What did the court decide?
Weighing the nature of accusations against the petitioner and the quantity of contraband said to have been seized from his possession, as emerging from the materials on record and the surrounding circumstances, the judge was not inclined to reconsider the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. ¶18