P&H: Grants Bail in NDPS Matter, Says Continued Custody Illegal After Stay on Prosecution Direction
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted bail in a narcotics case, observing that his continued detention could not be justified when the very foundation for his prosecution had already been stayed by the Court.
The case arose from an FIR registered under Section 22 of the NDPS Act after 15,500 Tramadol tablets were allegedly recovered from Amit Mittal alias Happy. Two other accused were later added during investigation, and the case went to trial before the Special Judge, Bathinda.
During that trial, Narayan Dass appeared as a defence witness. In its judgment dated 9 May 2023, the trial...
