P&H: Grants Regular Bail in NDPS, Recovery of 1 kg 174 gms of ganja, Cites Non-Commercial Recovery and 9 Months Custody.
High Court has granted regular bail in an NDPS case .
According to the prosecution, the petitioner was intercepted by police while riding a motorcycle. The police claimed that he tried to turn back on seeing the patrol party and was carrying a black plastic bag on the fuel tank of the motorcycle. On checking the bag, the police allegedly found ganja.
The petitioner argued that he had been falsely implicated, that the recovery was non-commercial, and that he had already spent about nine months in custody. He also submitted that he had no criminal antecedents and was not involved in any...