Dismissed

Rajneesh Kumar v. State of Rajasthan

Rajasthan HC8 May 2024CRLMB/9778/2023

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

This bail application arises from an NDPS charge involving a commercial quantity of ganja. The Supreme Court held that the High Court erred in granting bail because statutory conditions under the NDPS Act, particularly regarding commercial quantity, were not satisfied and the mandatory satisfaction was not recorded.

What did the court decide?

Bail application dismissed; directions given to the High Court to take expeditious steps to conclude the trial.

Rajneesh Kumar Vs State of Rajasthan — Narcotics (NDPS) | Rajasthan HC (2024)

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR

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S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous III^rd Bail Application No. 9778/2023

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Rajneesh Kumar S/o Sh. Satpal, Aged About 28 Years, Narayanpura, Ps Bahavwaala, Dist. Fazilka (Punjab). (Presently Lodged In Central Jail, Bikaner).

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----Petitioner

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Versus

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State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp

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----Respondent

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For Petitioner(s) : Mr. BR Bishnoi For Respondent(s) : Mr. Mahipal Bishnoi, PP

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE YOGENDRA KUMAR PUROHIT

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Order

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Order Reserved on 23/04/2024

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Date of Pronouncement 08/05/2024

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03cgl tekur vkosnu lquh rFkk miyC/k vfHkys[k dk voyksdu fd;kA

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04izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr ds ;ksX; vf/koDrk dh vksj ls ;g rdZ izLrqr fd;k gS fd bl ekeys esa iwoZ esa izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr dk izFke tekur dk izkFkZuk i= fnukad 01-07-2021 dks o f}rh; tekur dk izkFkZuk i= fnukad 17-01-2023 ds vkns'k }kjk [kkfjt gqvk gS] mlds i'pkr~ eq[; vfHk;qDrx.k jkepUnz tks daVsuj dk MªkbZoj Fkk o lg&vfHk;qDr iou dh tekur bl U;k;ky; dh led{k ihB ds vkns'k fnukad 20-10-2023 ds }kjk yh tk pqdh gSA izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr dk ekeyk vU; lg&vfHk;qDr jkepUnz ls vf/kd xaHkhj ugha gSA vr% bl vk/kkj ij izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr dks tekur ij fjgk fd, tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA

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06eSaus mi;qZDr rdkZsa ij euu fd;k rFkk i=koyh dk voyksdu fd;kA loZizFke fof/kd fLFkfr ij bl ekeys esa fopkj fd;k tk jgk gSA /kkjk 37 ¼1½¼ch½ ,u-Mh-ih-,l- ,DV esa fuEukuqlkj izko/kku fd;k x;k gS fd%&

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"37. Offences to be cognizable and nonbailable.—

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(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974),

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(b) no person accused of an offence punishable for [offences under Section 19 or Section 24 or Section 27A and also for offences involving commercial quantity] shall be released on bail or on his own bond unless—

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(i) the Public Prosecutor has been given an opportunity to oppose the application for such release, and

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(ii) where the Public Prosecutor opposes the application, the court is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that he is not guilty of such offence and that he is not likely to commit any offence while on bail."

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07fo}ku v/khuLFk U;k;ky; }kjk /kkjk 439 lhvkj-ih-lh- ds rgr tekur izkFkZuk i= 11 dVVksa esa 2 fDoaVy 80 fdyksxzke MksMk pwjk iksLr cjken gksus o iwoZ esa bl U;k;ky; }kjk dkWy fMVsy ds vk/kkj ij f}rh; tekur dk izkFkZuk i= fnukad 17-01-2023 dks [kkfjt dj fn;s tkus vkSj rF;ksa] ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa ifjorZu ugha gksus ds vk/kkj ij [kkfjt fd;k x;kA ;g izdj.k okf.kfT;d ek=k ds MksMk pwjk iksLr cjkenxh dk ekeyk gS] ftlds fy, /kkjk 37 ,uMhih,l ,DV ds izko/kku ykxw gksrs gSaA

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08ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds U;kf;d n`"Vkarksa Hkkjr la?k cuke jkeleq> o vU; 1999 ¼9½ ,l-lh-lh- 429] Union of India Vs Rattan Mallik @ Habul 2009 ¼2½ ,l-lh-lh- 624] Hkkjr la?k cuke fu;ktqnhu] ,l- ds- ,oa vU; 2018 ¼13½ ,l-lh-lh- 738 o State of Kerala Vs Rajesh ¼2020½ 12 ,l-lh-lh122 esa /kkjk 37 ,u-Mh-ih-,l- ,DV dh O;k[;k dh xbZ gS vkSj ;g Li"V fd;k x;k gS

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fd /kkjk 37 ¼1½¼ch½¼ii½ esa tks viokn fn, x, gSa] mlds fy, fjtuscy xzkm.M gksuk vko';d gSA mlh voLFkk esa tekur ij fjgk fd;k tk ldrk gS vU;Fkk tekur ij fjgk ugha fd;k tk ldrkA

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09mDr U;kf;d n`"Vkrksa ds vykok ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds rhu ekuuh; U;k;kf/kifrx.k dh ihB ds fu.kZ; Narcotics Control Bureau Versus Mohit Aggarwal, AIR 2022 S.C. 3444 ds ekeys esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds iwoZ ds rhu ekuuh; U;k;kf/kifrx.k dh ihB ds fu.kZ; Collector of Customs, New Delhi Vs. Ahmadalieva Nodir (2004) 3 SCC 549 o ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds State of Kerala Vs Rajesh (2020)12 SCC 122 ij fopkj djrs gq, iSjk la[;k 11] 14] 15 o 18 esa fuEukuqlkj mfYyf[kr fd;k x;k gS %&

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11. It is evident from a plain reading of the nonobstante clause inserted in sub-section (1) and the conditions imposed in sub-section (2) of Section 37 that there are certain restrictions placed on the power of the Court when granting bail to a person accused of having committed an offence under the NDPS Act. Not only are the limitations imposed under Section 439 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 to be kept in mind, the restrictions placed under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of Section 37 are also to be factored in. The conditions imposed in subsection (1) of Section 37 is that (i) the Public Prosecutor ought to be given an opportunity to oppose the application moved by an accused person for release and (ii) if such an application is opposed, then the Court must be satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that the person accused is not guilty of such an offence. Additionally, the Court must be satisfied that the accused person is unlikely to commit any offence while on bail.

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14. To sum up, the expression “reasonable grounds” used in clause (b) of Sub-Section (1) of Section 37 would mean credible, plausible and grounds for the Court to believe that the accused person is not guilty of the alleged offence. For arriving at any such conclusion, such facts and circumstances must exist in a

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case that can persuade the Court to believe that the accused person would not have committed such an offence. Dove-tailed with the aforesaid satisfaction is an additional consideration that the accused person is unlikely to commit any offence while on bail.

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15. We may clarify that at the stage of examining an application for bail in the context of the Section 37 of the Act, the Court is not required to record a finding that the accused person is not guilty. The Court is also not expected to weigh the evidence for arriving at a finding as to whether the accused has committed an offence under the NDPS Act or not. The entire exercise that the Court is expected to undertake at this stage is for the limited purpose of releasing him on bail. Thus, the focus is on the availability of reasonable grounds for believing that the accused is not guilty of the offences that he has been charged with and he is unlikely to commit an offence under the Act while on bail.

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18. In our opinion the narrow parameters of bail available under Section 37 of the Act, have not been satisfied in the facts of the instant case. At this stage, it is not safe to conclude that the respondent has successfully demonstrated that there are reasonable grounds to believe that he is not guilty of the offence alleged against him, for him to have been admitted to bail. " The length of the period of his custody or the fact that the charge-sheet has been filed and the trial has commenced are by themselves not considerations that can be treated as persuasive grounds for granting relief to the respondent under Section 37 of the NDPS Act."

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10blh izdkj ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk Union of India Versus Ajay Kumar Singh alias Pappu, Criminal Appeal No. 952 of 2023 Decided on March 28, 2023 [2023] 2 Supreme 755 esa Hkh /kkjk 37 ,u-Mh-ih-,l- ,DV ds izko/kkuksa ij fopkj djrs vihy Lohdkj dh xbZ vkSj iSjk la[;k 14] 16 o 17 esa fuEukuqlkj mfYyf[kr fd;k x;k %&

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This apart, it is noticed that the High Court, in passing the impugned order of bail, had lost sight of Section 37 of the NDPS Act, which, inter alia , provides that no person accused of an offence involving commercial quantity shall be released on bail unless the twin conditions laid down therein are satisfied, namely, (i) the public prosecutor has been given an opportunity to oppose the bail application; and (ii) the court is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that he is not guilty of such an offence and that he is not likely to commit any such offence while on bail.

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In view of the above provisions, it is implicit that no person accused of an offence involving trade in commercial quantity of narcotics is liable to be released on bail unless the court is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that he is not guilty of such an offence and that he is not likely to commit any offence while on bail.

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The quantity of “ganja” recovered is admittedly of commercial quantity. The High Court has not recorded any finding that the respondent-accused is not prima facie guilty of the offence alleged and that he is not likely to commit the same offence when enlarged on bail rather his antecedents are indicative that he is a regular offender. In the absence of recording of such satisfaction by the court, we are of the opinion that the High Court manifestly erred in enlarging the respondent-accused on bail.

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11ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk vius uohure U;kf;d n`"Vkar STATE By The Inspector Of Police Vs. B. Ramu Criminal Appeal

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No. 801 OF 2024 Date of Judgment February 12, 2024. [2024] 0 Supreme (SC) 130 ds ekeys esa Hkh /kkjk 37 ,u-Mh-ih-,l- ,DV dh /kkjk ij fopkj djrs gq, enzkl mPp U;k;ky; dh ,dyihB }kjk ,u-Mh-ih-,l- ,DV ds ekeys esa varxZr /kkjk 438 lhvkj-ih-lh- vfxze tekur ij fjgk djus ds vkns'k ds fo:) vihy Lohdkj djrs gq, iSjk la[;k 9] 11 o 12 esa fuEukuqlkj mfYyf[kr fd;k x;k gS %&

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A plain reading of statutory provision makes it abundantly clear that in the event, the Public Prosecutor opposes the prayer for bail either regular or anticipatory, as the case may be, the Court would have to record a satisfaction that there are grounds for believing that the accused is not guilty of the offence alleged and that he is not likely to commit any offence while on bail.

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In case of recovery of such a huge quantity of narcotic substance, the Courts should be slow in granting even regular bail to the accused what to talk of anticipatory bail more so when the accused is alleged to be having criminal antecedents.

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For entertaining a prayer for bail in a case involving recovery of commercial quantity of narcotic drug or psychotropic substance, the Court would have to mandatorily record the satisfaction in terms of the rider contained in Section 37 of the NDPS Act.

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12ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk Satender Kumar Antil Vs. CBI & Anr AIR 2022 SC 3386 esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds iwoZ ds U;kf;d n`"Vkar Union of India Vs. K.A. Najeeb, (2021) 3 SCC 713 o Supreme Court Legal Aid Committee Vs. Union of India (1994) 6 SCC 731 ds vk/kkj ij fofHkUu dSVsxjht ds vijk/kksa ds laca/k esa /kkjk 436, lhvkj-ih-lh- ds izko/kkuksa ij fopkj fd;k x;k vkSj dSVsxjh ^lh* Lis'ky ,DV tSls NDPS (S.37), PMLA (S.45), UAPA (S.43D(5), Companies Act, 212(6), vkfn ekeyksa ds laca/k esa iSjk la[;k 64 esa fuEukuqlkj foospu fd;k x;k gS %&

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Now we shall come to category (C). We do not wish to deal with individual enactments as each special Act has got an objective behind it,

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followed by the rigor imposed. The general principle governing delay would apply to these categories also. To make it clear, the provision contained in Section 436A of the Code would apply to the Special Acts also in the absence of any specific provision. For example, the rigor as provided under Section 37 of the NDPS Act would not come in the way in such a case as we are dealing with the liberty of a person. We do feel that more the rigor, the quicker the adjudication ought to be. After all, in these types of cases number of witnesses would be very less and there may not be any justification for prolonging the trial. Perhaps there is a need to comply with the directions of this Court to expedite the process and also a stricter compliance of Section 309 of the Code.

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13mDr U;kf;d n`"Vkar ds i'pkr ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk Mohd. Muslim alias Hussain Versus State (NCT of Delhi) Criminal Appeal No. 943 of 2023 Date of Judgment 28-03-2023 (AIR 2023 (SC) 1648) ds ekeys esa vfHk;qDr tks fd 23 o"kZ dh vk;q dk fxjQrkjh ds le; Fkk] vkSj fnukad 28-09-2015 dks 4 eqfYteksa] ftlesa ls ,d furs'k ,dk Hkh Fkk] ls xkatk dh cjkenxh gqbZ Fkh vkSj ;kph dks furs'k ,dk ds c;ku ds vk/kkj ij fxjQrkj fd;k x;k Fkk] bl vk/kkj ij 7 o"kZ 4 ekg dh U;kf;d vfHkj{kk dh vof/k gksus vkSj 30 xokgksa ds c;ku gksus o 34 xokgksa ds c;ku gksuk 'ks"k ekuk x;k vkSj lrsUnz dqekj vafry okys ekeys ij fopkj djrs gq, /kkjk 436, lhvkj-ih-lh- ds izko/kku ,u-Mh-ih-,l- ,DV ds ekeys esa ykxw gksuk ekurs gq, tekur ij fjgk fd;k x;kA

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14iwoZ esa mfYyf[kr ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds U;kf;d n`"Vkarksa ds ifjizs{; esa /kkjk 37 ¼1½¼ch½ ds rgr ;ksX; yksd vfHk;kstd }kjk tekur dk fojks/k djus dh lwjr esa tekur ds izkFkZuk&i= ij fopkj djrs gq, U;k;ky; vkjksih O;fDr dks rHkh tekur ns ldrk gS tc og larq"V gks fd ;g fo'okl djus ds fy, mfpr vk/kkj gSa fd og bl rjg ds vijk/k dk nks"kh ugha gS vkSj tekur ij jgrs gq,] mlds }kjk dksbZ vijk/k djus dh laHkkouk ugha gSA ;s nksuksa 'krsZa iwjh ugha gksus ij tekur ij fjgk ugha fd;k tk ldrkA bl vk/kkj ij fd vfHk;qDr ds fo:) pkyku is'k gks pqdk gS ;k vfHk;qDr dkQh le; ls U;kf;d vfHkj{kk esa py jgk gS] vfHk;qDr tekur dk ykHk izkIr djus dk vf/kdkjh ugha gSA ijarq ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds lrsUnz dqekj vafry okys ekeys ds vk/kkj ij /kkjk 436, lhvkj-ih-lhds izko/kku izdj.k esa ykxw gksus dh voLFkk esa tekur ij fjgk fd;s tkus ij fopkj

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fd;k tk ldrk gSA /kkjk 37 ,u-Mh-ih-,l- ,DV esa gh ;g vafdr fd;k x;k gS fd /kkjk 19] ;k /kkjk 24 ;k /kkjk 27, ds lacaf/kr vijk/k o ,sls ekeys] ftlesa okf.kfT;d ek=k ds vkfVZdy cjken gq, gSa] mu ekeyksa esa /kkjk 37 ¼1½ ¼ch½ ,u-Mh-ih-,l- ,DV ds izko/kku ykxw gksaxsA

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15vr% iwoZ esa of.kZr fof/kd fLFkfr dks en~nsutj j[krs gq, gLrxr ekeys ij fopkj fd;k x;kA gLrxr ekeys esa ;kph dh vksj ls /kkjk 436, lhvkj-ih-lh- ds eqrkfcd tekur dh izkFkZuk ugha dh xbZ gSA cfYd vfHk;qDr dks bl ekeys esa >wBk Qalk;k tkuk crkrs gq, vkSj lg&vfHk;qDr jkepUnz dh tekur bl U;k;ky; dh led{k ihB }kjk fnukad 20-10-2023 dks fy;s tkus ds vk/kkj ij tekur dh izkFkZuk dh xbZ gSA ,slh voLFkk esa /kkjk 37 ¼1½ ¼ch½ ,u-Mh-ih-,l- ,DV ds izko/kku ds eqrkfcd bl ekeys esa ;g fopkj fd;k tk jgk gS fd D;k izFke n`"V;k ;g ;qfDr;qDr vk/kkj fjdkWMZ ij miyC/k gS fd vfHk;qDr }kjk bl rjg dk vijk/k dkfjr ugha fd;k gS vkSj tekur izkIr gksus ij vfHk;qDr vijk/k dkfjr ugha djsxk vFkok ,slk vijk/k dkfjr djus dh laHkkouk ugha gSA bl laca/k esa izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls izkFkZuk&i= ds leFkZu esa tks v/khuLFk U;k;ky; dh i=koyh dk fjdkWMZ izLrqr fd;k x;k gS] ml ij fopkj fd;k x;kA

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16bl ekeys esa tekur dk izFke izkFkZuk i= esa bl U;k;ky; dh led{k ihB }kjk 280 fdyksxzke MksMk pwjk iksLr cjken gksus vkSj izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr dks ekSds ls fxjQ~rkj fd;s tkus o dkWy fMVsy i`"B la[;k 113 ls 115 esa vfHk;qDr }kjk tks eksckbZy uacj crk;s x;s] mlls vU; lg&vfHk;qDrx.k ls ckr gksus vkSj vfHk;qDr dk lg&vfHk;qDr ls yxkrkj ckr djus ds rdZ ;ksX; yksd vfHk;sktd dh vksj ls izLrqr fd;s x;s Fks vkSj izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls <kbZ lky ls U;kf;d vfHkj{kk esa jgus ls vkSj izdj.k esa vkjksi i= izLrqr gks tkus o dkWy fMVsy ugha gksus vkSj vuqla/kku vf/kdkjh ih-MCY;w-3 fc'ku lgk; ds c;ku gks tkus ds rdZ izLrqr fd;s x;s] mu ij fopkj dj ekeys ds rF;ksa] ifjfLFkfr;ksa ds vk/kkj ij vijk/k dh xaHkhjrk dks ns[krs gq, izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr dk tekur izkFkZuk i= fnukad 01-07-2021 dks [kkfjt fd;k x;kA

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17bl U;k;ky; esa iqu% f}rh; tekur izkFkZuk i= is'k fd;k x;k] ftl ij bl U;k;ky; }kjk fnukad 17-01-2023 dks fopkj fd;k tkdj vkns'k ikfjr fd;k x;k Fkk] ftlesa izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls ;g vk/kkj fy;k x;k Fkk fd vuqla/kku vf/kdkjh dh ftjg esa ;g vk;k gS fd izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr ls dksbZ okrkZyki vfHkys[k ij ugha gSA bl vk/kkj ij tekur ij fjgk fd;k tkosA ;ksX; yksd vfHk;kstd dh vksj ls ?kksj fojks/k djrs gq, ;g fuosnu fd;k fd iwoZ esa tekur vkosnu i= dkWy fMVsy

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ds vk/kkj ij [kkfjt fd;k x;k Fkk] rRi'pkr~ ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa dksbZ ifjorZu ugha gqvk gS] ftl ij bl U;k;ky; }kjk iwoZ tekur izkFkZuk i= dkWy fMVsy ds vk/kkj ij [kkfjt gksuk vkSj ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa dksbZ ifjorZu gksuk ugha ekuk gS vkSj ekeys ds rF;ksa] ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa vkjksi dh xaHkhjrk dks /;ku esa j[krs gq, izkFkZuk i= [kkfjt fd;k x;k FkkA

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18vc ;g tekur dk r`rh; izkFkZuk i= lg&vfHk;qDr jkepUnz dh tekur gks tkus ds vk/kkj ij gh eq[; :i ls is'k fd;k tkuk Li"V gSA bl U;k;ky; dh led{k ihB }kjk tks vkns'k fnukad 20-10-2023 dks lg&vfHk;qDr jkepUnz ds ckjs esa ikfjr fd;k x;k gS] mlesa ;g vk/kkj fn;k x;k fd izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr 4 o"kZ 6 ekg ls U;kf;d vfHkj{kk esa gS vkSj vk/kk fopkj.k gh gqvk gS] bl vk/kkj ij xq.kkoxq.k ij foospu fd;s cxSj tekur dk izkFkZuk i= Lohdkj fd;k x;k gSA

¶84

19ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky;ksa ds fu.kZ; dk iwoZ esa mYys[k fd;k x;k gS] ftlesa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds rhu ekuuh; U;k;kf/kifrx.k dh ihB ds fu.kZ; Narcotics Control Bureau Versus Mohit Aggarwal ¼iwoksZDr½ esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds rhu ekuuh; U;k;kf/kifrx.k dh ihB ds fu.kZ; Collector of Customs, New Delhi Vs. Ahmadalieva Nodir ¼iwokZDr½ okys ekeys o State of Kerala Vs Rajesh ¼iwokZDr½ ds ekeyksa ij fopkj djrs gq,] tks fl)kar izfrikfnr fd;s x;s gSa] mlesa iSjk la[;k 18 ds var esa ;g Li"V fd;k x;k gS fd %&

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" The length of the period of his custody or the fact that the charge-sheet has been filed and the trial has commenced are by themselves not considerations that can be treated as persuasive grounds for granting relief to the respondent under Section 37 of the NDPS Act."

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20bl fLFkfr dks ns[krs gq, led{k ihB }kjk dsoy 4 lky 6 ekg U;kf;d vfHkj{kk esa gksus ds vk/kkj ij tekur dk ykHk fn;k x;k] ml vk/kkj ij ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds fu.kZ;ksa ds ifjis{k U;kf;d vfHkj{kk esa yEch vof/k ds vk/kkj ij bl ekeys esa /kkjk 37 ,uMhih,l ,DV ds izko/kkuksa ds ekStwn jgrs gq, tekur dk ykHk fn;k tkuk fof/klEer ugha gS vkSj bl ekeys esa izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr ij /kkjk 8@15 ,uMhih,l ,DV dk vkjksi gS] ftlesa 15 ¼lh½ okf.kfT;d ek=k bl vijk/k esa 'kkfey gksus ls 20 lky rd dh ltk dk izko/kku gSA ,slh voLFkk esa /kkjk 436, ds eqrkfcd vk/kh vof/k U;kf;d vfHkj{kk esa izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr ugha jgk gSA bl

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vk/kkj ij izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr dks U;kf;d vfHkj{kk vof/k ds vk/kkj ij tekur dk ykHk fn;k tkuk U;k;ksfpr izrhr ugha gksrk gSA

¶91

21izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr ds laca/k esa /kkjk 37 ,uMhih,l ,DV dh viokfnr ifjfLFkfr;ka fo|eku gks] ,slk ugha gSA izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr dks ekSds ij fxjQ~rkj fd;k x;k vkSj izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr daVsuj ds lkFk&lkFk dkj esa ,LdkWV djrs gq, tk jgs gksuk vkSj dkj pkyd o daVsuj pkyd }kjk iqfyl }kjk :dokuk pkgk rks eqM+dj Hkkxus dk iz;kl fd;k tkuk vkSj dkj dh MªkbZoj lhV ij izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr cSBk gksuk] nksuksa xkfM+;ksa ds lkFk Hkkxus dk dksbZ larks"ktud dkj.k ugha crk;k gS vkSj bl ekeys esa daVsuj dks pSd djus ij 2 fDoaVy 80 fdyksxzke MksMk iksLr pwjk cjken gqvk gS vkSj iwoZ esa vuqla/kku vf/kdkjh ds c;ku gks pqds Fks] vkjksi i= izLrqr gks pqdk Fkk] mldks ns[krs gq, gh ekeys ds rF;ksa] ifjfLFkfr;ksa ds vk/kkj ij xaHkhj izd`fr dk ekeyk ekurs gq, izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr dk tekur izkFkZuk i= [kkfjt fd;k x;k FkkA

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22bl ekeys esa vkns'k ls iwoZ v/khuLFk U;k;ky; ls izdj.k dh rF;kRed fjiksVZ ryc dh xbZ] ftlds eqrkfcd bl ekeys esa vkjksi i= is'k gksus ij fnukad 05-10-2019 dks izlaKku fy;k tk pqdk gS vkSj fnukad 02-09-2020 dks pktZ yxk;k tk pqdk gSA yxkrkj xokgksa dks rych fd;s tkus dk foLrr mYys[k viuh fjiksVZ esa v/khuLFk U;k;ky; }kjk fd;k x;k gSA o"kZ 2020 o 2021 esa dksfoM dh vof/k Fkh vkSj mPp U;k;ky; ds fnukad 20-04-2021 ds vkns'k dk Hkh gokyk fn;k x;k gS] ftlds eqrkfcd ykWd Mkmu gksus ls is'kh fnukad 17-07-2021 dks fu;r gksuk crk;k gS vkSj le;≤ ij izR;sd is'kh esa gqbZ nsjh dk dkj.k Li"V fd;k x;k gSA lg&vfHk;qDr xqjlkgc dh eR;q fnukad 30-10-2021 dks gks tkus ls fnukad 08-11-2021 dks mlds fo#) dk;Zokgh vcsV gks tkus dk Hkh mYys[k fd;k x;k gSA fnukad 03-01-2022 dks xokg txnh'k mifLFkr vkus ij izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr jtuh'k U;kf;d vfHkj{kk ls mifLFkr ugha gksus ds dkj.k xokg txnh'k dh lk{; ys[kc) ugha gksus dk mYys[k Hkh fd;k x;k gSA

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23bl izdkj bl ekeys esa 08 xokgku ds c;ku ys[kc) gks pqds gSa vkSj nks xokg fo".kqnRr o jktsUnz dh e`R;q gks tkus ls fnukad 05-09-2023 dks mudh rych can dh tk pqdh gSA fo}ku v/khuLFk U;k;ky; }kjk viuh fjiksVZ esa ;g vafdr fd;k x;k gS fd vkbZank fnukad 29-05-2024 dh is'kh fu;r gS vkSj U;k;ky; }kjk xokgku dks yxkrkj ryc fd;k tk jgk gS rFkk xokg dh mifLFkfr lqfuf'pr fd;s tkus ds fy, gj laHko iz;kl fd;s tk jgs gSaA xokgku dh rych vfoyEc tkjh dh tkdj mldh rkehy lqfuf'pr djokbZ tkdj muds c;ku ys[kc)

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fd;s tkus rFkk bl izdj.k ds 'kh?kz fuLrkj.k fd;s tkus ds gj laHko iz;kl ihBklhu vf/kdkjh }kjk fd;s tkus dk Hkh mYys[k gSA

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24,slh voLFkk esa bl ekeys esa /kkjk 37 ,uMhih,l ,DV dh viokfnr ifjfLFkfr;ka fo|eku ugha gksus ls gh iwoZ esa nks ckj tekur dk izkFkZuk i= [kkfjt fd;k x;k Fkk] vc iqu% /kkjk 37 ,uMhih,l ,DV ds ifjizs{; esa ;g tekur dk izkFkZuk i= Hkh [kkfjt fd;s tkus ;ksX; gSA dsoy yEch vof/k U;kf;d vfHkj{kk esa gksus ek= ls ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds fu.kZ; vuqlkj tekur dk ykHk fn;s tkus dh izkFkZuk vLohdkj dh tkrh gS vkSj bl ekeys esa tgka rd laHko gks izdj.k ds 'kh?kz fuLrkj.k ds iz;kl fd;s tkus ds funsZ'k fo}ku v/khuLFk U;k;ky; dks fn;k tkuk fof/klEer izrhr gksrk gSA

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25vr% izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr jtuh'k dqekj dh vksj ls izLrqr r`rh; tekur dk vkosnu i= vUrxZr /kkjk 439 naM izfØ;k lafgrk [kkfjt fd;k tkrk gS vkSj fo}ku v/khuLFk U;k;ky; vij ftyk ,oa ls'ku U;k;k/kh'k laxfj;k] ftyk guqekux< dks bl ekeys esa tgka rd laHko gks bl izdj.k dk 'kh?kzkfr'kh?kz fuLrkj.k fd;s tkus dk funsZ'k fn;k tkrk gSA

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(YOGENDRA KUMAR PUROHIT),J

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61-GauravG/-

Rajneesh Kumar v. State of Rajasthan

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Rajneesh Kumar v. State of Rajasthan

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