Ravi Prakash Das v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail refusal; BLAPL No.2265 of 2025; High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; Dr. S.K. Panigrahi; order dated 22.04.2025; petitioner Ravi Prakash Das; NDPS Act Section 20(b)(ii)(B); section 37 NDPS Act statutory bar; seizure of 12 Kgs. 100 grams Ganja at Platform No.2, Balangir Railway Station on 25.01.2025; P.R. No.280 of 2024-25; S.I of Excise, Dist. Mobile Unit, Balangir; 2(a)CC Case No.6 of 2025; Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Balangir; petitioner resident of Jharkhand; charge sheet not filed; custody since 25.01.2025; BLAPL dismissed.
What did the court decide?
Considering the submissions and materials placed, the nature and gravity of the offence, the bar under section 37 of the NDPS Act, the fact that the Petitioner is a man of Jharkhand and that the charge sheet has not yet been filed, the Court held that if bail were granted it would be difficult to procure the Petitioner's attendance in the court below by executing warrant in the State of Jharkhand and the investigation would remain incomplete for a long period, affecting the future trial; hence the Court was not inclined to release the petitioner on bail.