P&H: 3 quintals and 59 Kgs Ganja in NDPS Case Grants Bail, Cites Delay in Trial and No Recovery from Accused

punjab-haryana
⚖️ Order Date: 23 Jul 2026
Headnotes

(i) Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, S.20(b)(ii)(C), 29, 37, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, S.483 — 3 quintals and 59 Kgs ganja — Regular bail — Second petition — Successive bail application is maintainable and Court is required to consider reasons and grounds on which earlier bail petition...

(ii) Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, S.20(b)(ii)(C), 29, 37, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, S.483 — 3 quintals and 59 Kgs ganja — Bail —  Long incarceration and delay in trial — Petitioner was in custody since 23.12.2024 and trial would take time as only 3 out of...


Facts of the Case

P&H: 3 quintals and 59 Kgs Ganja in NDPS Case Grants Bail, Cites Delay in Trial and No Recovery from Accused

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted regular bail to Muddin in a narcotics case, noting that the trial had made little progress and that no recovery was effected from him.

The petitioner had moved a second bail plea under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in an FIR registered under the NDPS Act and other penal provisions. The prosecution case was that 3 quintals and 59 kg of ganja were recovered from a truck driven by co-accused Sabir Khan, who was later arrested and whose disclosure statement led to the naming of other accused, including...

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