Petitioner applied for bail in a narcotics case. The court held that due to the commercial quantity of drugs recovered, no grounds for bail existed under Section 37 of the NDPS Act and dismissed the petition.
Petition for bail dismissed; no grounds for bail made out due to quantity recovered.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
Crl. M. No. M- 18268 of 2013 (O&M) Date of decision : 24.1.2014
Rani
................Petitioner
vs.
State of Punjab
.................Respondent
Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice K.C. Puri
Present: Sh. I.P.S. Kohli, Advocate for the petitioner.
Sh. Arshvinder Singh, Additional Advocate General, Punjab.
K.C. Puri, J.
Learned State counsel, on instructions from ASI Charanjit
Singh has stated at the Bar that the case is fixed for defence evidence.
The quantity recovered is commercial in nature. So, in view of Section 37 of the NDPS Act, no ground for grant of bail is made out.
Consequently, the petition stands dismissed.
24.1.2014
( K.C. Puri ) Judge
chugh
Chugh Banita 2014.01.24 16:44 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document
1 issue framed by the court
Whether bail should be granted under Section 37 of the NDPS Act given the commercial quantity of the drug recovered.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Rani
State of Punjab
K.C. Puri
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