Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court (G. Satapathy, J.), order dated 22.04.2026 in BLAPL No.1134 of 2026: bail under S.483 BNSS sought by Ganesh Pradhan & Others in Special(NDPS) Case No.102 of 2025 pending before the Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Boudh (Boudh PS Case No.249 of 2025) for offence under S.20(b)(ii)(C) NDPS Act, on allegation of joint possession of 70 kg ganja recovered from a bush near a pond at village Rajanpali; commercial quantity; Sec.37 NDPS Act conditions not satisfied; bail rejected, BLAPL disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Having regard to the recovery and seizure of 70 kg of contraband ganja, well above the commercial quantity, allegedly from the petitioners, and their consequent failure to satisfy the conditions of Sec.37 of the NDPS Act (the sine qua non for bail in commercial-quantity NDPS cases), the Court was not inclined to grant bail at this stage.